Dog de Bordeaux Question regarding health. Health

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  1. Roxy

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    Dog de Bordeaux Question regarding health.

    What are the kind of illnesses and conditions that are prevalent within this breed?
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  3. DobieGirl

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    Hi Roxy, this is all I could find:

    Being big, heavy dogs, hip dysplasia is known in the breed and is screened for. Susceptibility To Illness - Low
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    Only reason Im asking is my OHs friend had a beautiful DDB puppy which he had from 8 weeks and which died in its sleep on Tuesday night at the age of 9 months. According to my OH friend there was no indications of a problem and they just got up to find the dog died. The vet is investigating at this very moment but I was just curious as to whether DDB were high risk or not.

    Thanx
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    OMG how awful I really feel for your friend I hope the vey finds out what happened so they at least have some answers!
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    Oh right sorry to hear that :-( , I'm guessing it could be anything then. If we had not sorted out Roxys Garbage Disease in time, apparently she could have died from shock very suddenly. I'm also sure theres a lot of other situations that could imply this, like drinking White spirit or Ice defroster. Has the vet come to any conclusions?
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    They can be extremely prone to Bloat. Known a few people whom have lost their Dogue's to Bloat.
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    I know they have serious heart disease in Cardiomyopathy, I have a friend with a 4yr old male who was recently diagnosed, been given a couple months to live. Dogs do die in their sleep of this, a PM should confirm I would imagine.
    Dawn.
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    Oh dear, so sorry for your friend, what a tragedy, and such a young baby :(

    Have the breeders been informed, maybe they will have an idea?
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    Hi thanx for all your replies.

    Im still waiting for Ste to let me know what the vet said. I dont want to push him because hes devastated. I dont even know where he got the puppy in the first place but I will mention to him to try and contact the breeder and to at least let them know.
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    How awful. Your poor friend.
  12. Roxy

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    it seems that the poor dog died of a heart attack. :cry: :cry:
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    Poor puppy :cry:
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    Possibly the Cardiomyopathy I spoke of Roxy, its a sad fact its in the breed, I hope breeders can do something about it, maybe akin to the Dobermann folk, who's breed suffer with the same disease.
    Dawn.
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    Don't want to go off topic, but how would you test for Cardiomyopathy?

    Really sorry for your friend Roxy, what a horrible thing to have to go through. :cry:
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    Interesting question Ripsnorter I would like to know that too.
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    How awful for them,poor pup x
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    You do heart scans, i would imagine a yearly scan would suffice, its what was reccommended to us in the Dobermann survey, fully conscious and uninvasive.
    Dawn.
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    So would it still be possible for a dog to develop the condition after it had been bred from, therefore passing it on to the offspring?

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