Health Resources
Specific Health Issues
Hypothyroidism:
Canine Thyroid Registry, Michigan State University Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health
Canine Thyroid FAQs, Michigan State University Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health
PDP1 (Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Phosphatase 1)
Websites
canine health-related sites:
OFA web site, for hips, elbows and other clearances: www.ofa.org
AKC Canine Health Foundation: www.akcchf.org
Canine Genetic Diseases Network: www.caninegeneticdiseases.net
Canine Health Information Center (CHIC): www.caninehealthinfo.org
American Veterinary Medical Association: www.avma.org
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences: vetmed.tamu.edu
Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine: vet.tufts.edu
Merck Veterinary Manual: www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.html
Morris Animal Foundation: www.morrisanimalfoundation.org
VetInfo: www.vetinfo.com
Articles
CSHF articles published in the CSCA Bulletin:
"What You Need To Know About Necropsies" (pdf), The Piper Fund, Clumber Spaniel Health Foundation, Summer 2018
Miscellaneous Articles:
"Understanding Cancer in Golden Retrievers" (pdf), Rhonda Hovan, GRNews, November-December 2006
"Understanding Intervertebral Disc Disease in Dogs" (pdf), Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Services
"Dogs Shed New Light On Cancer Genes In Humans", PBS NewsHour, 15 March 2007
"If your Clumber swallows something…" (pdf), Clumber Spaniel Health Foundation, August 2008
"Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency" (pdf), CSCA Bulletin, 1983
"Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency in a Sussex spaniel", C. J. Abramson, et al, 2004
"Identification of a canine model of pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphatase 1 deficiency", Jessie M. Cameron, et al, 2006
Recommended Books
The following sites, articles or books are some of the material we find extremely valuable. Different topics are addressed: general dog care, veterinary manuals, breeding information etc. There should be something for everyone. And if you have a book you want to recommend, email us, it will be our pleasure to add it to this list.
Veterinary manuals:
BARNETT, SANSOM and HEINRICH, Canine Ophthalmology - an Atlas and Text, Saunders, 2002
McCURNIN, Dennis M., BASSERT, Joanna M., Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians, 5th edition, Saunders, 2002, 944 pages
Plumb, C., Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, Wiley-Blackwell, 2005, 1485 pages
General care:
Lawrence Patrick Tilley and Francis W. K. Smith, The 5-minute Veterinary Consult, 3rd ed., Blackwell Pub Professional, 2003, 1472 pages
Gait and anatomy:
ELLIOT, Rachel Page, Dogsteps - A Newer Look, Doral Publishing, 3rd edition, 2001, 1287 pages
GILBERT, Edward M. and BROWN, Thelma R., K-9 Structure & Anatomy, Dogfolk Enterprises, 2001, 233 pages
LYON, McDowell, The Dog In Action, Orange Judd Publishing Company, Inc., 2002, 288 pages
SPRIRA, Harnold, R., Canine Terminology, Dogwise Publishing, 2002, 147 pages
Breeding and genetics:
BATTAGLIA, Carmelo L. Ph.D., Breeding Better Dogs, BEI Publishing, 1986, 192 pages
BEAUCHAMP, Richard, The Mystery of Breed Type, 2nd edition, Doral Publishing, 2008, 241 pages
CRAIGE Patricia V., Born to Win - Breed to Succeed, Doral Publishing Inc., 1997, 289 pages
HOLST, Phyllis A., MS, DVM, Canine Reproduction - The Breeder's Guide, 2nd edition, Alpine Blue Ribbon Books, 2000, 228 pages
PADGETT, George, Control of Canine Genetic Disease, Howell Bookhouse, 1998, 256 pages
SAVANT HARRIS R.N., Canine Reproduction and Whelping - A Dog Breeder's Guide, Dogwise Publishing, 2005, 77 pages
SAVANT HARRIS R.N., Puppy Intensive Care - A Breeder's Guide to Care of Newborn Puppies, Dogwise Publishing, 2006, 63 pages
WILLIAMS, Mary Roslin, Reaching for the Stars - Advanced Labrador Breeding, Doral Publishing, 2000, 192 pages
WILLIS, Malcom B., Genetics of the Dog, Howell Book House, 1989
GREER, Marthina L. DVM, JD, Canine Reproduction and Neonatology, CRC Press, 2015, 463 pages
ROOT KUSTRITZ, Margaret, The Dog Breeders’s Guide to Successful Breeding and Health Management, Cambridge Scholars, 2019, 832 pages