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Spinone Health ConcernsIssues and Information |
The Spinone Club of America is particularly interested in monitoring the health of the Spinone Italiano breed. To this end, the club has formed a breed health committee. The purpose of the health committee is to monitor the health of our breed through a voluntary health survey.
Breed Health Committee Members |
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| Sue Redding vericool@acsalaska.net |
Mike Hoffman mkhoffman1@starpower.net |
John Kerr john@spinoneus.org |
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| Cerebellar Ataxia | Cerebellar
Ataxia - Autosomol Recessive Genetic Disease identified in the Spinoni
Italiani SCOA Breed Health Committee - Plan for the Control of Cerebellar Ataxia |
| Health Survey | Members of the SCOA can complete and submit a Health Survey to assist in developing the Italian Spinone as a breed in the United States, to identify potential hereditary problems in the breed, to assess disease propensity in the breed, and to educate breeders and owners in understanding screening and treatment modalities for identified or potential health problems. |
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| Survey Results May 1997 |
1997 Health Survey Results Reported at the SCOA Annual Meeting, May 1997 |
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| Survey Results November 1997 |
Updated 1997 Health Survey Results, November 1997 |
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| Italian Spinone Hip Salad | A discussion of OFA and PennHIP from Melinda Cumming, DVM From her presentation at the 1997 SCOA annual meeting. |
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| Hip Dysplasia | A discussion of What it is and available treatments. |
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| PennHIP | A description of PennHIP - taken from a promotional brochure. |
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| Eyes | Who was it that said, "The eyes have it?", By Norman R. Prima, From: Versatile Hunting dog Magazine, January 1997, Volume XXVIII No. 1. A description of conformation and health concerns of ectopic eyes. |
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| Coat Color | Coat Color Genetics |
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