HEART PROBLEMS

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_ Sub Aortic, Aortic and Dilated Cardio Myopathy are becoming increasingly common heart ailments for the Dogue de Bordeaux across the world.  Although not common in Australia or New Zealand as yet, the future may see reputable breeders doing echocardiograms to test the heart and it's flow of their breeding Dogues. 

NO HEART—NO DOGUE

Some links to information regarding Diseases of the Heart that can be experienced by the DDB.

Dilated Cardio Myopathy

http://www.southpaws.com/topics/canine-dcm.html

http://www.vin.com/VINDBPub/SearchPB/Proceedings/PR05000/PR00034.htm

http://www.vet.cornell.edu/consultant/Consult.asp?Fun=Cause_2196&spc=All&dxkw=DILATED_CARDIOMYOPATHY&sxkw=&signs=

Sub Aortic Stenosis

http://www.bregorreyglens.co.uk/as.html

http://www.bestbeau.ca/SAS.htm

http://www.europa.com/~dshecklr/SAS.html