Health Articles

In addition to ongoing research projects, the Health Committee has also commissioned a series of articles to be published in the Club's newsletter on a quarterly basis aimed at educating Manchester breeders and owners regarding potential problems.  A variety of additional articles have also been included here to provide those interested with further information on specific conditions.

Submissions are always welcome and should be directed to the Health Committee Chairperson Sue Coghlan.

The "A Quick Look At..." series from The Ratter's Review (2003) A Quick Look At: Luxated Patellas A Quick Look At: Bilious Vomiting Syndrome A Quick Look At: Leggs-Perthes A Quick Look At: Heart Murmurs

Highlights

• Juvenile Dilated Cardiomyopathy

• Purdue University Study - Incidence of Disease in Manchesters as Treated at University Hospitals

Anesthetic

•   What Anesthetic Should Be Used On Manchester Terriers And Why

Immune System

•   The Immune System and Disease Resistance

Legges Perthes

•   What is Legges Perthes

•   Legg-Calve Perthes Disease

•   Breeding May Pass on Orthopedic Problems in Canines

Thyroid

•   Hypothyroidism

•   The Enigmatic Nature of Hypothyiroidism - A Diagnostic Problem

Von Willebrand's Disease

•   What is vWD?

•   von Willebrand's Disease & the Breeding Program