Up to 10% of dogs in city have heart diseases, say veterinarians
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Ailments common among Labrador, Dobermann, Spitz, Pomeranian, Great Dane, Dachshund and Boxer breeds
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Ailments common among Labrador, Dobermann, Spitz, Pomeranian, Great Dane, Dachshund and Boxer breeds
Thamma, a one-and-a-half-year-old Caravan Hound, was resting near its pet parent, Lakshmi, on a sofa after lunch. All of a sudden, it gave a howl and fell off the sofa. The dog, which remained unresponsive, was rushed to the Madras Veterinary College (MVC) Hospital in Vepery, where the clinician said it had died of a cardiac arrest.
“The death could have been due to arrhythmia caused by an abnormal rhythm of the heart. In the case of Thamma, it could have been congenital,” explained S. Balasubramanian, director of clinics, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (Tanuvas).
23145 The National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR), an institute which registers newly identified livestock germplasm, has registered three breeds of dogs Rajapalayam and Chippiparai of Tamil Nadu and Mudhol Hound of Karnataka, taking the total count of the registered livestock to 200.
Parveen Arora
Karnal, December 23
The National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR), an institute which registers newly identified livestock germplasm, has registered three breeds of dogs Rajapalayam and Chippiparai of Tamil Nadu and Mudhol Hound of Karnataka, taking the total count of the registered livestock to 200.
This is for the first time that the dog breeds have been registered. Dogs were earlier not included in the livestock category, but now these have been included as companion animal and will be studied by the NBAGR, says Dr RK Vijh, Director.