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The following Basset Hound Health links are provided for information purposes only and are not meant to replace advice and care from your Veterinarian. The Basset Hound Club of America, Inc. cannot give advice or answer questions about specific health issues or concerns. If you think your Basset Hound may have a health condition or might be sick , please contact your Veterinarian as soon as possible.
GENERAL VETERINARY INFORMATION
VetCentric.com--Veterinary Medical Encyclopedia http://www.vetcentric.com/reference/encyc.cfm
VetInfo--A Veterinary Information Site (Dogs) http://www.vetinfo4dogs.com/dogindex.html
GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
Veterinary Ophthalmology Information Centre (Michael Zigler, DVM) http://www.eyevet.org/infocentre.html
Canine Eye Registration Foundation (CERF) http://www.vet.purdue.edu/~yshen/cerf.html
American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) http://www.acvo.com/
GLAUCOMA
Glaucoma in Veterinary Patients (Michael Zigler, DVM) http://www.eyevet.ca/glaucoma.html
Getting the Drop on Glaucoma: The Medical and Surgical Management of Glaucoma, Robert J. Munger, DVM, DACVO http://www.vin.com/mainpub/glaucoma/Glaucoma_HO.htm
What is Glaucoma? (Canine Inherited Disorders Database) http://www.upei.ca/~cidd/Diseases/ocular%20disorders/glaucoma.htm
Glaucoma and Cataracts: Can We Eliminate Them? (AKC CHF White Paper, Kirk N. Gelatt, VMD, March, 2000) http://www.geocities.com/welshealth/Articles/paper002.htm
Glaucoma (Animal Eye Specialists, El Cerrito, CA) http://home.flash.net/~anmleyz/glaucoma.htm
Glaucoma in the Flat Coated Retriever (with discussion of heritability of goniodysgenesis) http://www.fcrsainc.org/glaucoma.html
Understanding Glaucoma in the Samoyed (and other breeds) (Kerry Meydam) http://www.blinddogs.com/articles/glaucoma.htm
VON WILLEBRAND’S DISEASE
Basset Hounds Shouldn't Bleed (Carolyn Young) http://www.basset.net/bleed.html
Canine von Willebrand’s Disease (VetCentric) http://www.vetcentric.com/reference/encycEntry.cfm?ENTRY=78&COLLECTION=EncycIllness&MODE=full
Interpretation of von Willebrand's Factor Antigen Testing (Cornell Veterinary Medicine Comparative Coagulation Section) http://web.vet.cornell.edu/public/coaglab/clinical_topics/vWD/lab_diag.htm
DNA Studies in Doberman von Willebrand's Disease (George J. Brewer/VetGen) http://www.vetgen.com/vwdrpt.html
BASSET HOUND THROMBOPATHIA
Basset Hounds Shouldn't Bleed (Carolyn Young) http://www.basset.net/bleed.html
Hereditary Basset Thrombopathy...25 Years Later (James L. Catalfamo, PhD and Marjory B. Brooks, DVM) http://www.basset.net/thrombo.html
CANINE HIP DYSPLASIA
Series on Canine Hip Dysplasia (John C. Cargill, MA, MBA, MS and Susan Thorpe-Vargas, MS) http://siriusdog.com/chd1.htm
Canine Hip and Elbow Dysplasia Resources (Working Dogs) http://www.workingdogs.com/doc0090.htm
OFA (Orthopedic Foundation of America) http://www.offa.org/ofahd.html
PennHip--The University of Pennsylvania Hip Improvement Program http://www.vet.upenn.edu/research/centers/pennhip//
DEGENERATIVE DISK DISEASE
Canine Intervertebral Disk Disease (Patricia J. Luttgen, DVM, MS, prepared for the Dachshund Club of America, Inc.) http://www.dachshund-dca.org/diskbook.html
Intervertebral Disk Disease, Canine (Vetcentric.com) http://www.vetcentric.com/reference/encycEntry.cfm?ENTRY=103&COLLECTION=EncycIllness&MODE=full
Intervertebral Disk Disease (Long Beach Animal Hospital) http://lbah.com/Canine/ivd.htm
ELBOW DYSPLASIA
Canine Hip and Elbow Dysplasia Resources (Working Dogs) http://www.workingdogs.com/doc0090.htm
Elbow Dysplasia, Part 1 (Dr. Henry DeBoer Jr.) http://www.workingdogs.com/deboer_elbow1.htm
Elbow Dysplasia, Part 2 (Dr. Henry DeBoer Jr.) http://www.workingdogs.com/deboer_elbow2.htm
Elbow Dysplasia (Daniel D. Lewis, DVM) http://www.vetmed.ufl.edu/sacs/Lewis/Lewis-Elbows/newpage1.htm
PANOSTEITIS
Panosteitis, Eosinophilic Panosteitis (VetCentric.com) http://www.vetcentric.com/reference/encycEntry.cfm?ENTRY=7&COLLECTION=EncycIllness&MODE=full
Panosteitis (Dr. Nicholas Trout, PetPlace.com) http://www.petplace.com/articles/artShow.asp?artID=223
Panosteitis (Daniel A. Degner, DVM) http://www.vetsurgerycentral.com/panosteitis.htm
GASTRIC DILATATION-VOLVULUS (BLOAT)
Gastric Dilatation Volvulus (Bloat) (Canine Inherited Disorders Database) http://www.upei.ca/~cidd/Diseases/GI%20disorders/gastric%20dilatation-volvulus.htm
Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (Dr. Debra Primovic, PetPlace.com) http://www.petplace.com/articles/artShow.asp?artID=173
Purdue University's Epidemiology Page on Canine Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (Bloat) http://www.vet.purdue.edu/epi/bloat.htm
Dog Owner's Guide: Bloat http://www.canismajor.com/dog/bloat.html
Bloat in Dogs (contains a long list of links) http://www.globalspan.net/bloat.htm
HEMORRHAGIC GASTROENTERITIS (HGE)
Canine Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis (VetCentric) http://www.vetcentric.com/reference/encycEntry.cfm?ENTRY=95&COLLECTION=EncycIllness&MODE=full
Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis (HGE) (Dr. Barl Spielman) http://www.petplace.com/Articles/artPrinterFriendly.asp?all=1&artID=3872&conID=22107
Veterinary Q & A: HGE Also know as Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis (About.com) http://vetmedicine.about.com/library/weekly/aa080301a.htm
ALLERGIES
Canine Allergies (About.com) http://allergies.about.com/library/weekly/aa072699.htm
Atopy (Dr. Mark Thompson, PetPlace.com) http://petplace.netscape.com/Netscape/nsArtShow.asp?artID=111
Atopy (Environmental Allergies Affecting the Skin) (Pamela Davol) http://www.labbies.com/atopy.htm
Flea Allergy Dermatitis (Dr. Rosanna Marsalla, PetPlace.com) http://petplace.netscape.com/Netscape/nsArtShow.asp?artID=155
Food Allergy (Dr. Rosanna Marsalla, PetPlace.com) http://petplace.netscape.com/Netscape/nsArtShow.asp?artID=156
Allergic and Non-Allergic Food Reactions Causing Skin Diseases (Pamela Davol) http://www.labbies.com/foodreactions.htm
Allergic Drug Reactions Affecting the Skin (Pamela Davol) http://www.labbies.com/drugallergies.htm
Allergy Testing in Dogs (PetPlace.com) http://petplace.netscape.com/Netscape/nsArtShow.asp?artID=2560
TICK-BORNE DISEASES
Just What Are "Tick Titers," Anyway? An Overview of Selected Tick-Borne Diseases (Celeste A. Clements, DVM) http://www.vetcentric.com/magazine/magazineArticle.cfm?ARTICLEID=875
Ticks: Anatomy, Reproduction, & Disease Transmission in Dogs (PetEducation.com) http://www.peteducation.com:80/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1588&articleid=603
Ehrlichiosis (VetCentric) http://www.vetcentric.com/reference/encycEntry.cfm?ENTRY=6&COLLECTION=EncycIllness&MODE=full
Ehrlichiosis in Dogs (Holly Frisby, DVM, MS) http://www.peteducation.com:80/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1556&articleid=430
Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (T.Waner and S. Harrus) http://www.ivis.org/advances/Infect_Dis_Carmichael/waner/chapter_frm.asp
Lyme Disease (VetCentric) http://www.vetcentric.com/reference/encycEntry.cfm?ENTRY=56&COLLECTION=EncycIllness
Lyme Disease (Borreliosis) in Dogs (PetEducation.com) http://www.peteducation.com:80/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1556&articleid=458
Lyme Borreliosis in Dogs (R.K. Straubinger) http://www.ivis.org/advances/Infect_Dis_Carmichael/straubinger/chapter_frm.asp
Tick-borne Ehrilichiae and Rickettsiae of Dogs (A.S. Varela) http://www.ivis.org/advances/parasit_Bowman/varela/chapter_frm.asp?LA=1
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs (Holly Frisby, DVM, MS) http://www.peteducation.com:80/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1556&articleid=472
An Overview of Canine Babesiosis (UGA) http://www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/clerk/Cleveland/
The Dog Parasite: Hepatozoan canis (Holly Frisby, DVM, MS) http://www.peteducation.com:80/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1621&articleid=744
Hemobartonellosis in Dogs (Holly Frisby, DVM, MS) http://www.peteducation.com:80/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1556&articleid=293
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