PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS (PDA)

PDA is a cardiac disease: in dogs, it is the most common congenital heart defect. In PDA, a channel found in normal in utero puppies through which blood leaving the heart is allowed to bypass the lungs fails to close as it should soon after birth. As a result, the puppy’s heart has to work very hard to maintain a normal blood flow, and if untreated, PDA is likely to lead to congestive heart failure in young dogs.

What is Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)?

VON WILLEBRAND'S DISEASE (vWD)

This hereditary bleeding disorder, somewhat widespread in Doberman pinschers, has been suspected in a few Irish setters. vWD, is characterized by a deficiency in a factor that enables platelets to adhere to the walls of blood vessels and each other to the blood vessel wall and to each other. The ability of blood to clot is impaired, which leads to excessive bleeding. A test is available to learn if one’s dog is affected.

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