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Category Archives: Health – Minis
The Kennel Club has approved a new official DNA testing scheme for MAC in the Miniature Schnauzer. Whilst the Kennel Club accepts results from PennGenn, the testing laboratory, they have no direct agreement with this laboratory and therefore any DNA … Continue reading
MAC is a genetic immunodeficiency condition in Miniature Schnauzers that surfaced in America and Canada during the 1980’s. The first clinical sign of MAC infection is lymph node enlargement. The bacterial infection affects the liver and spleen, resulting in liver … Continue reading
Demyelinating Polyneuropathy in the Miniature Schnauzer Demyelinating polyneuropathy is an autosomal recessive disease affecting Miniature Schnauzers, first characterised in 2008 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18809183). Dogs affected with demyelinating polyneuropathy show clinical signs which can include continuous episodes of regurgitation, inspiratory stridor (noisy breathing … Continue reading
DOGenes Inc have an international all breeds DNA test for Renal Dysplasia (RD), a condition where the kidneys do not develop normally and may lead to kidney failure. RD may be acquired or inherited, and for the genetic form DOGenes … Continue reading