Free Webinar on bloat (GDV) The Kennel Club is holding a webinar which Is freely available to anyone who would like to find out more

Update on Epilepsy Research at Canine Genetics Centre at Cambridge University. The Canine Genetic Centre at Cambridge launched an epilepsy research project in March which

The survey  aims to improve our understanding of the prevalence and type of heart disease affecting different pedigree dog breeds. Hopefully, we’ll get some useful findings from this survey and the results can be used to direct new research areas that require further attention. To help boost responses, it would be really helpful if you can please share the survey with your Breed Clubs and any other relevant groups. ·        To complete the survey, please visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WL3ZLP3 The survey takes up to 10 minutes to complete and is open to all dog owners – even dogs that have never been affected by heart disease. The survey will be managed and results collected by The Kennel Club. All personal information given will be kept confidential and be presented anonymously. For further information regarding this survey, please email our health team.

Alongside our current genetic investigations of idiopathic epilepsy in the Border Collie and Italian Spinone, we are embarking on an exciting new study starting this year to investigate the genetics of epilepsy in five new breeds – the Beagle, English Springer Spaniel, Giant Schnauzer, Hungarian Vizsla and Irish Setter. Full article also available on Health section.

Article now available on the Health Section

This study was published in December 2022 by Marta Plonek & Dutch colleagues in Frontiers in Veterinary Science. This study focusses on phenotypic characteristics of idiopathic epilepsy and epilepsy of unknown cause in Irish Setters and looks at its mode on inheritance. To read the full study:    https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.1066094/full