Heart Disease in Doberman Pinschers
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- čas přidán 29. 11. 2018
- Over a decade of research has turned into a lifetime study for Dr. Amara Estrada.
"You start seeing diseases that are really frustrating you because you can't do anything for them and this was one of those diseases," University of Florida's Professor of Cardiology Dr. Amara Estrada said.
She is one of a three-person team of veterinary cardiology specialists who are conducting a first-ever lifetime study evaluating the influence of genetic mutations in Doberman Pinschers.
"Dobermans are very stoic animals, they are a very stoic breed," Estrada said. "They don't show any clinical signs until they're really sick."
A potentially fatal heart disease affects nearly half of all Doberman Pinschers. The disease is called Dilated Cardiomyopathy also known as DCM. That's when it is difficult for the heart to squeeze out blood.
"Dobermans are more affected by this disease because they have two specific mutation that are definitely involved in the contraction of the heart," Estrada said.
The inherited disease can cause sudden death or congestive heart failure.
More than 1,000 Dobermans have been evaluated over the years and Dr. Estrada said that one of the mutations directly affects mitochondrial function which can serve as a model to help researchers in human heart disease.
"It's the best of both worlds," Estrada said. "I get to help the breed but I also get to turn around an hopefully make a difference in the world and help human heart disease as well."
Researchers will see why the disease develops by looking at the Dobermans' environment and the food they eat.
"I hate giving up," Estrada said. "I don't want to admit failure. I want to figure out a new way around it and see if i can find a different way."
Dr. Estrada wants to help Dobermans with the disease live longer.
"I'd love to make a dent to how frequently we see it," Estrada said. "I'd also love to be able to give Dobermans who do develop the disease a survival rate of two years.
Link to UF Health article: ufhealth.org/news/2018/uf-par...
My dog just died of this, today. I miss him so much, he is a Doberman pinscher.
Uno Reverse card I feel you. I understand the pain. I lost my beloved Black, a 8 years old doberman, the 26 of April 2019, almost 1 month ago. That day he lied to rest himself after having played with me for around 10 minutes with the ball like we always did and when i went to check him he moved to another place of the yard to lie down and he stopped breathing, his heart stopped. I didn’t know dobermans had this problem until after his death when I read about it. Just like you i miss my companion so much it’s almost unbearable to live without him on my side, we shared every moment of happiness and sadness and i wish i could have known and done more to save him. I wish also i could just give him a proper goodbye but i know it’s not possible. I feel the pain and i am sorry for your loss
Claudio Man thank you, am I am sorry for your loss. My Dobbie died on the 5th if april so we can both share our losses and experiences with DCM in dobermans i do wish i had held his paw before he died( he liked when I held his paw) because i was taking him on a walk and i gave him cpr when he went down in the road, and he was alive again, but after 20 or so minutes when we got home he just went, and i miss him so much i had him since he was a tiny pup. my Dobbie was a Red he had a sister that was a black. My dobbies and your Dobbie are now in a better place. Thank you for replying with your experience and I am so sorry for your loss
Mine too bro, took him out for an off leash run. got back and he just layed down , i thought he was cooling down, he went and had a heart attack on me , doesn’t feel right
DCM runs over 58% In American and European breeds. I just lost my European boy at 6.5.....
My 75/25 European died at 13.5
...no DCM.
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