DOGS: DISORDERS & LINKS  

EPILEPSY

Epilepsy in Dogs and Cats http://purelypets.com/articles/epilepsyarticle.htm   - natural remedies from a pet nutritionist

Epilepsy links from Nicki Hughes:

Canine Epilepsy www.canineepilepsysupport.co.uk  

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HEART DISEASE

Heart Disease - see http://www.heartydog.co.uk/index.shtml  for information. Bear in mind that this is a drug company site (Novartis) and so there's significant product placement but the information looks good and you can make your own mind up about medication.

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CARTS AND WHEELS

dogMOBILE http://www.dogmobile-online.com/ - make carts for dogs. UK based. Can accommodate cats too.

Doggon' Wheels http://www.doggon-uk.com/  make wheelchairs for dogs (and cats) along with a whole range of support products. Based in Woolhampton Uk, phone 0118 971 2990 or email chalek9@freegratis.net  

Eddie's Wheels  - carts for dogs (and cats) http://www.eddieswheels.com/  Based in US, there's an international link page for the UK and Japan. Please visit our website to see the full range of disabilities that we address with our carts - front leg issues, amputees, scoliosis, quad carts. We also offer the best warranty in the business. We have a rep in London, jim.colla@lineone.net  if you have any questions, please contact him. Leslie and Eddie Grinnell

K-9 Carts http://www.k9carts.com/  - more wheels and other appliances including nursing care products to help with improved hygiene and increased mobility. Including water beds, the K9catchall and the K9Protectapet.

Dogs Wheels: this is a new company operating out of London making wheels for animals.  They manufacturer lightweight aluminium wheelchairs with bearing wheels that turn very easily so as not to put strain on the animal. All wheelchairs are custom made to fit the animal. Hitherto UK made carts have tended to be made from mild steel with plain wheels that become difficult to turn. http://www.dogswheels.com  

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NEUROLOGICAL

Syringomeylia - a neurological disease affecting Cavalier King Charles Spaniels http://www.thecavalierclub.co.uk/health/syringo.html  Brought to our attention by Bet Hargreaves, a long time DAC member and researcher into Cavalier pedigrees. Bet's work is acknowledged with gratitude by research vets Rusbridge and Knowles (Vet Record July 26 2003)

Another support forum for Cavaliers: http://cavaliertalk.com/phpBB2/index.php  

From Nicki Hughes: Syringomyelia but it doesn't just affect Cavaliers. To date, dogs of the following breeds have been diagnosed: Boston Terrier, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chihuahua, French Bulldog, Griffon Bruxellois, King Charles Spaniel, Maltese Terrier, Pomeranian, Staffordshire Bull Terrier and Yorkshire Terrier. There are another couple of websites about the condition:

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GENERAL SUPPORT AND INFORMATION

This is a Bernese Mountain Dog site, but has the most incredible collection of health links that I have come across anywhere! Nicki Hughes. http://www.bestbeau.ca/bmd_health_links_2.htm  

Cavalier Connection http://www.ckcs.com/  Meeting place for owners of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels

Border Collie Veterinary Information http://www.bordercollie.org/vet.html

Pet Forums: RL : http://www.petforumz.com/Dog-Health-forum-28.html   
A forum about dog health, allowing you to view multiple dog health posts. Post your dog health comments here.

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DEAFNESS

Dizzy and Bertie's Deaf Dogs site http://www.deafk9.com/

American Dog Trainers Network http://inch.com/~dogs/deaf-blind.html  -- Deaf Dogs, Blind Dogs and Three-legged dogs.

Dalmation Rescue http://www.dalrescue.com/deaf.html Links for Those with Deaf Dogs

Training a Deaf Dog http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9576/trainer.html 

DDEAF http://www.deafdogs.org/  - The Deaf Dog Education Action Fund

A site for Boxer dogs, find out about white boxers here http://www.kateconnick.com/links_boxer.html

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BLIND DOGS

Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA) http://www.netpets.com/dogs/healthspa/pra.html 

Owners of Blind dogs http://www.blinddogs.com/blind_dogs.htm

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CDRM

Links about CDRM http://www.angelfire.com/mi/dmroster/  

Spanna's site http://www.spanna.homestead.com/  - take a look at information that might help find what's best for your dog

See Doggon' Wheels for cart and walking support information. They make carts for rabbits too and there's a rep in the UK.

Eddie's Wheels - carts for dogs (and cats) http://www.eddieswheels.com/  Based in US, there's an international link page for the UK and Japan. Please visit our website to see the full range of disabilities that we address with our carts - front leg issues, amputees, scoliosis, quad carts. We also offer the best warranty in the business. We have a rep in London jim.colla@lineone.net  if you have any questions, please contact him. Leslie and Eddie Grinnell

A site specially for German Shepherds  http://www.gsdsrus.freeserve.co.uk/ - 'There's no such thing as a problem dog, only a dog with a problem.' Take a look also at the page on Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (Epi). This condition is prevalent in Gsds, and is now being discovered in a lot of the middle to larger working breeds. www.gsdsrus.freeserve.co.uk/epistuff.html  Other sites carry information about EPI too - this is VetCentric http://www.vetcentric.com/reference/encycEntry.cfm?ENTRY=96&COLLECTION=EncycIllness&MODE=full and this is Cheetah's site http://www.ellsbury.com/cheetahfaqs.htm  

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PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY

This condition is prevalent in Gsds, and is now being discovered in a lot of the middle to larger working breeds. www.gsdsrus.freeserve.co.uk/epistuff.html   Other sites carry information about EPI too - this is VetCentric  http://www.vetcentric.com/reference/encycEntry.cfm?ENTRY=96&COLLECTION=EncycIllness&MODE=full  and this is Cheetah's site  http://www.ellsbury.com/cheetahfaqs.htm