Last updated: 05.19.2008

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Alimentary or Digestive Deseases
 

 
Anal Gland
 
Yr S Name litter/
pup
Sire litter/
pup
Dam litter/
pup
age aff. Disease Comments Diagnosed by Reported By Date Reported
95 F Crystal's Babe   Reeves Royal Angus Von Tasz 31/221 Hoofprint Emerald 2/19   Anal gland problems Plan was to remove them   M. Campbell/
J Huston
2002
95 F Crystal's Shining Star   Reeves Royal Angus Von Tasz 31/221 Hoofprint Emerald 2/19   Anal gland problems Up to one year--controlled by all natural diet / holistic treatment, no problems since   Becky L. Joyce Aug 2004
90 F Hoofprint B litter   Hoofprint Pancho 33/234 Hoofprint Lanna 3/11   Anal glands deep, needed to be expressed Also had gland infections   Joanne Chanyi 2002
99 M Hoofprint D One   Lyndons Angus  26/189 Hoofprint Genie 5/21 4 years Anal gland  Blocked Veterinarian Don Stonehouse 2002
85 M Hoofprint Fargo's Otto    Hoofprint Pancho 33/234 Hoofprint Amanda 2/12   Anal gland impacted     Julie Tittl 2002
01 F Sandhill's Hope of Buckstone   Sandhill's Dakota   Hylowe's Cosmic Tygre     Anal gland impaction Anal gland emptied manually  Veterinarian Cynthia Phillips July 24/04
04 M SureFire's Cutting Edge   Regalwise Z' SureFire of Juel [c]   Goldfield's Lilith Darkside   8 months Anal gland infection--may be related to continued soft stools and diagnosis of SIBO Infused anal glands twice to clear up infection--no further treatment required Veterinarian Debbie Zilisch Oct. 31 2005

Gastric Dilation-Volvulus (Bloat)

Yr S Name litter/
pup
Sire litter/
pup
Dam litter/
pup
age aff. Disease Comments Diagnosed by Reported By Date Reported
90 M Amherst's Lake Dallas (JR) [c]   Hoheneichen Conal Survival [c]   Amherst Wheel Of Fortune [c]   9 years Bloat with torsion--stomach. Surgery was successful. Veterinarian Gayle Arrington Dec. 2006
94 F Dogy Desy van Hiemrod  2/6 Basko of the White Stars    Birgit von Twenthe Bloed    4 years Bloat    Veterinarian Carina Smeets  Aug. 7 2005
87 F Hoofprint Odette   Chris's Silver Von Snowcloud    Hoofprint Itsa  5/40   Bloated slightly after eating   Never bred   Joanne Chanyi 2002
98 F Juel's Sabrina   Grumdahl's Goliath   Tumbledown's Lady Francesca     Bloat Died in Fall 2002 Veterinarian Judy Grumdahl 2003
94 F O'Leavy's Frieda Of Tumbledown   Aslan Spirit of Tumbledown   Tumbledown's Jasmine     Bloated while nursing pups Repaired successfully Veterinarian Pat Malinowski 2003
84 M Ominous Echo Of Cloverly   Omen Of Cloverly   Omni Of Cloverly     Bloat Repaired successfully Veterinarian Gayle Arrington 2003
96 M Onyx A'Gogo van Vlerckensteyn    Bastiaan van de Herderskring    Wolfshome Beau Siouxy  3/21 9 years Stomach torsion Caused death Veterinarian Carina Smeets  Aug. 7 2005
92 M Reeves Royal Angus Von Tasz   Moses Lacsar Von Tasz 12/84 Hoofprint Be A Spasz Von Tasz   7 years Bloat Fatal Veterinarian Jean Reeves 2003
  F Regalwise Yeti Von Der Hafer   Regalwise Klone Ranger   Hytyme's Zion Rose Regalwise     Bloat Fatal Veterinarian Ronda Beaupre 2003
96 M Ro-Ann's Special Texan   K-Way's Nocturnal Nitro   Delta's Elegant Lady of K-Way     Bloat with torsion He had NOT eaten for hour, and had NOT been under any noticeable stress.  Veterinarian Gayle Arrington Sept.12 2005 
  F Royal Sheba Payne   Reeves Royal Angus Von Tasz 31/221 Reeves Royal Princess Clover 7/71   Bloated on bad corned beef Stomach tacked, leading normal life Veterinarian Jean Reeves 2003
94 F Tenderluv Tanya   Hoofprint Itsanother Charly  10/77 Tenderluv Tiffani      Bloat  Fatal Veterinarian Martha Andrews/
JC
2003
84 F Tenderluv Tiffani 2nd   Windstrom's Sir Hawkens   Tenderluv Terri   12 years Bloated Surgically fixed   M Andrews/
J Chanyi
2004
85 M White Fang Von Bronson   Regalweiss Buck v Roscoe   Windstrom Melissa     Bloat Repaired successfully Veterinarian B Ogonowski/
R Beaupre
2003
                         

Idiopathic Canine Colitis (Diarrhea/Bloody Stool)

Y S Name litter/
pup
Sire litter/
pup
Dam litter/
pup
age aff. Disease Comments Diagnosed by Reported By Date Reported
98 F Angel   Unknown   Unknown   1 year Intermittent colitis,  intermittent bloody stools  Did not seem to follow food allergies--fed Purina One from start.  Veterinarian Dr. John G
Steuterman, Jr.
Apr.24/04
95 F Betsuns Akaytez Bontrap   Hoofprint Viking Trapper   Foxhill Lady Frosted Crystal     Colitis Chronic G.P. Olynyk, Vet Bette Gordon/
J. Huston
May 7 2006
85 F Regalwise Ideal Reka   Windstrom's Lone Wolf 6/ Windstrom's Djuna Von Finn     Idiopathic Canine Colitis Chronic diarrhea at eight years of age    Ronda Beaupre 2002
                         

Inflammatory Bowel  Disease (IBD)

Y S Name litter/
pup
Sire litter/
pup
Dam litter/
pup
age aff. Disease Comments Diagnosed
by
Reported By Date Reported
95 F Betsuns Akaytez Bontrap   Hoofprint Viking Trapper   Foxhill Lady Frosted Crystal   11 years Mild IBD possible. Necropsy and history support mild IBD. G.P. Olynyk Vet Bette Gordon/
J. Huston
May 7 2006
04 F Braehead's Maedchen   Braehead's Memento of Q   Braehead's Legacy Hid'n Acres     Eosinophilic Eenteritis.     Susan Ewart Mar. 13 2006
02 F Celestial's Angel Von Tasz   Royal Von Tasz Classic   Stellar's Lunar Eclipse     Inflammatory Bowel Disease We are using no drugs and are treating the disease with diet only.  Colonoscopy   Roy Salee July 28/04
95 M Crystal's Chancellor   Reeves Royal Angus Von Tasz 31/221 Hoofprint Emerald 2/19   Inflammatory Bowel Disease   Veterinarian D&L May/
J Huston
2002
95 F Crystal's Lady in Red "Kyra"   Reeves Royal Angus Von Tasz 31/221 Hoofprint Emerald 2/19   Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Eosinophilic ulcerative) Colitis/proctitis--severe Biopsy--Colorado University Judy Huston 2002
93 F Day's All That Jazz   Hoofprint Sundance  17/107 Hoofprint Day Light Star 1/7   Inflammatory Bowel Disease--Eosinophilic Enteritis  Diagnosed Post Mortem Lab diagnosed Debbie Martin 2002
93 F Day's Suzy Hears All   Hoofprint Sundance  17/107 Hoofprint Day Light Star 1/7   Intermittent diarrhea, not diagnosed     Debbie Martin 2003
  Day's White Lilly   Hoofprint Sundance  17/107 Hoofprint Day Light Star 1/7 13 years IBD--Eosinophiic Gastroenterocolitis Found on necropsy--did not show obvious symptoms Pathologist Debbie Martin Feb. 2007
  F Diamond Ice Von Tasz   Hoofprint Ez White Op Den Dyck   Diamond Whittney Von Tasz     Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)   Autopsy L Rosick/
J Huston
2003
96 M Hoofprint Perky   Hoofprint Malibu  4/30 Hoofprint Fancy  4/24   Inflammatory Bowel Disease,  Eosinophilic Enteritis      Joanne Chanyi 2002
05 F Odyssey's Beauty of Atlas "Maia"   Eclipse's Strength of Atlas   Jetta 1/11 2 years Inflammatory Bowel Disease--Eosinophilic Enteritis This form of IBD, not known in relatives.  Chronic and on-going; treated w/ corticosteriods and antibiotics. Dr. L .Knipfer Jennifer O'Handley Aug. 15 2007
99 F Royal Dinah of WillowWood   Royal Sir Isaac's IQ 20/165 Royal Sierra of Tumbledown 3/20   Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Eosinophilic ulcerative) Not officially diagnosed    Jacki Wheeler 2002
99 M Royal Magic Memories N Motion   Royal Sir Isaac's IQ   Moonshadow's Royal Starburst   7 years Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) Persisted after taking Tylan   Mary Boor Mar. 14 2007
99 M Royal Magic Memories N Motion   Royal Sir Isaac's IQ   Moonshadow's Royal Starburst     Inflammatory Bowel Disease   Texas A&M Mary Boor Mar. 14 2007
97 F Royal Mason Dixon Lilly White   Reeves Royal Angus Von Tasz 31/221 Moonshadow's Royal Starburst 6/52   Inflammatory Bowel Disease   Veterinarian D. Dobbs/
J Huston
2002
  M Thor   Unknown   Unknown   2 years Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome     Keri Andrews Mar. 22/04
94 F Tralee's Lily Marlene   Mississippi Shawnee Chief   Silver Von Wolf   9 years Inflammatory Bowel Disease   Veterinarian Beth Peters Jan. 24 2006
97 M Tumbledown Sir Kiko   Regalwise Jeromeo 27/167 Tumbledown's Vicksburg     Sensitive stomach   Veterinarian Abe Toledo July 31/04
02 F Vincy   Regalwise Jeromeo 27/167 Regalwise Laroxy /27 22 months. Inflammatory Bowel Disease   Amy
Tottoen,DVM.
Lisa Pazerunas July 8/04
03 F WillowWood Flurry   Regalwise Panzer Blitzkrieg 1/8 Royal Grace of WillowWood 1/8 2 years Inflammatory Bowel Disease Did endoscopy and biopsies of stomach and bowels; albumin test/mildly abnormal Vet. Internal medicine Jacki Wheeler Sept.19 2005
01 M WillowWood Jersey   Von Tasz Jack of all Trades 5/50 Royal Dinah of WillowWood 1/7 2 years Inflammatory Bowel Disease Dog has had diarrhea since he was about 12 months old.  Jacki Wheeler Jacki Wheeler Aug 28/04
                         

Megaesophagus-Esophageal Achalasia

Y S Name litter/
pup
Sire litter/
pup
Dam litter/
pup
age aff. Desease Comments Diagnosed by Reported by Date Reported
93 F Kimberly Pup   King Misty of the First Choice   Kimberly 4/34 3 weeks Esophagus/PRAA Pup was euthanized at 5 weeks Veterinarian X-ray Ruut Tilstra Feb. 2007
94 F Kimberly Pup   Rowan of the First Choice   Kimberly 4/34 3 weeks Esophagus/PRAA Pup was euthanized at 5 weeks Veterinarian
X-ray
Ruut Tilstra Feb. 2007
5   Puppy   WillowWood's Sir Galahad   Royal's Elite Sashay      Megaesophagus One in 10 pups was diagnosed with this disease. Pup was euthanized.   Julie Cornelius July 17 2006
05 M Galahad Sir  Max O'Million   WillowWood Sir Galahad 3/22 WillowWood Galahad's Gold 2/13 6 weeks Megaesophagus Secondary Dx. Pneumonia/pup was euthanized Dr. Thomas Mertaugh, DVM Patricia
K. Plucker
Oct.15 2005
97 M Jeremiah Goodfellow   Ivory's Sirion Al Suhail   Mein Gretchen Hund   10 weeks Megaesophagus Five years old now and doing well Veterinarian Sue Lavoie 2003
02   Juel's pup   O'Leavy's Real McCoy   Juel's Dream Come True   3.5 weeks Megaesophagus and PRAA Fatal Veterinarian Judy Grumdahl 2003
00   Juel's Pup   Roann's Sir Patrick   Juel's Dream Come True   12 weeks Megaesophagus and PRAA Fatal Autopsy Judy Grumdahl 2003
98 M Lothian pup   Efendi-Prinz vom Sutumer Grund   Chelsea Basca of the Heart of Lothian 3/31 4 weeks Megaesophagus   Veterinarian A.E.Groot-de Jong Jan. 16 2006
99  F Royal Freya Moondancing   Royal Sir Isaac's IQ   Moonshadow's Royal Starburst   5 years Megaesophagus--neurological disorder--started with difficulty controlling hind legs Possible causes "peripheral neuropathy or junctionopathy"/
lesion on the brain.
Veterinarian Ashley McConnell Jan. 18 2006
04 M Shylo pup #6   WillowWood's Proud Jack B Nimble 6/48 Royal Shylo's Nashira 2/14 4.5 weeks Megaesophagus, very large,  inception of spleen & stomach into esophagus Spleen ruptured in two places--no PRAA present blood chemistry normal  Necropsy Arleen Ravanelli Jan. 12/05
02   Spencer pup [c]   Regalwise Z' SureFire of Juel [c] 11/73 Spencer's Surefire Snoozy   6 weeks Megaesophagus--PRAA ruled out Euthanized Veterinarian Spencer/
R. McMahan
2003
95   SureFire pup  male ©   Argus von Stevenhaus [c]   Underwood's SureFire Lacey   6 weeks Megaesophagus and PRAA Euthanized Veterinarian Rhonda McMahan 2003
93 M SureFire--two male pups   Bachman's Ivan Of Ravenwood   Sure Fire Chelsey  (c)   6 weeks Megaesophagus due to PRAA Neutered Veterinarian Rhonda McMahan 2003
  Tara   K-Way's Schibar Artanis   Schibar Southern Belle     Megaesophagus      A. Udder/ B, Hively Feb. 2007
04   Tenderluv pup   Hylowe's Once In A Lyfetyme   Tenderluv Whittney   Pup Esophagus   Veterinarian Martha Andrews May 04
86   Titus XXIII   Wiaceks And Nelsons Mr. Shad   Sheeba II Stafford   9 years Megaesophagus    Veterinarian Sue Lavoie 2003
    Vantasia pups--two   Vision's Beowulfe Von Carousel   Vantasia's Lucia China   7 weeks Megaesophagus One euthanized, other doing OK Veterinarian Barb Hively 2003
01   Ve-Lins pup   Ve-Lin's Lugar's Spark   Ve-Lin's Kiss Me Kate     Megaesophagus  Euthanized Veterinarian Linda Gan Sparks 2002
04 F Vivid Daydream Wina   Efendi-Prinz vom Sutumer Grund   Belle-Bela 2/15 7 weeks Megaesophagus This girl did very well but milk came through the nose many times.. Vet.  X-rays Dolly Harmsen Feb. 24 2006
05 F WoodHill-Proud  ? "Rosie"   WillowWood's Proud Jack B Nimble 6/48 Scout Finch III 1/8 6 weeks Megaesophagus; without PRAA - x-rays revealed only 1/4 of esophagus was enlarged. Pup immediately placed on Propulsid and began elevated feeding regimen Vet/Barium radiograph Jen Proud July 2, 2005
05 M WoodHill-Proud  ? "Strider"   WillowWood's Proud Jack B Nimble 6/48 Scout Finch III 1/8 4 weeks Megaesophagus; without PRAA - x-rays showed ballooning of the esophagus  Placed on Propulsid/ elevated feeding--at 10 weeks, eating and living normally Vet/Barium radiograph Jen Proud July 2, 2005
                         

Perianal Fistulas (Anal Furunculosis)

Y S Name litter/
pup
Sire litter/
pup
Dame litter/
pup
age aff. Desease Comments Diagnosed by Reported by Date Reported
F Ashley   Colored German import   Cloverly bred female     Perianal Fistulas     Gayle Arrington 2002
96 M Betsuns Blizzard Bontrap   Hoofprint Viking Trapper   Foxhill Lady's Frosted Crystal     Perianal Fistulas (furunculosis) Two outbreaks once at two years and again when he was 10   Bette Gordon/JC Nov. 30 2006
95 M Crystal's Chancellor   Reeves Royal Angus Von Tasz 31/221 Hoofprint Emerald 2/19   Perianal Fistulas   Veterinarian D&L May/
J Huston
2002
93 M Crystal's Maverick   Moses Lacsar Von Tasz 12/84 Hoofprint Emerald 2/19   Perianal Fistulas Yearly flare-ups, controlled by antibiotics Veterinarian S & J Feig/
J Huston
2002
03 M Goldfield Longhi dog   Sunga-Ska's Chief Two   Regalwise Bodhisattva-Gold    2 years Perianal Fistulas   Veterinarian Ronda Beaupre Feb. 2007
99 M Luger's Lazer Beam v Stellar   Crystal's Li'l Pistol Von Tasz   Stellar's Stafford Sage 2/9 2 years Perianal Fistulas Anal glands removed OVRS specialist Pam Koons 2002
02 F Marikes Winston   Royal Von Tasz Classic Combo   Poorboy Mercedes of Marike 3/27 4 years Perianal Fistulas   Veterinarian Chris Maluzhinsky March 2007
02 F Proud's Happy-Go-Lucky   WillowWood's Proud Jack B Nimble 6/48 Proud's Miss Raggedy Anna 4/ 3 years Does not have Perianal Fistulas, Misdiagnosed    Dr. D. Mc Williams DVM J. Heda/
S. Sanders 
Jan. 11 2006
99 M Regalwise Sampson   Regalwise Komander Riker   Tumbledown's Victoria     Perianal Fistulas   Veterinarian Ronda Beaupre Feb. 2007
03 M Regalwise -Skaggs pup 2/10 Regalwise Radar    Staff Spirit of Hunters Snow    2 years Perianal Fistulas   Veterinarian Ronda Beaupre Feb. 2007
97 F Regalwise Tara   Tumbledowns Recidivist   Regalwise Koal Robbie   4 years Perianal Fistulas   Veterinarian Ronda Beaupre Feb. 2007
99 F Royal Dinah of WillowWood 1/8 Royal Sir Isaac's IQ 20/165 Royal Sierra of Tumbledown 0,15 2 years Perianal Fistulas--surgical treatment was rejected Treated with Cyclosporine for 16 wks. and has been in remission for approx.3 yrs. Dr. Riggs Jacki Wheeler Feb. 8, 2005