FoundersThis may be the most important point we make in our series on Canine Hip Dysplasia: Most cases of HD go unrecognised and undiagnosed because people don’t realize it isn’t normal for dogs to become arthritic when they are old. This is worth repeating. Absent a history of trauma it is not normal…
Health
A primary purpose of RymanSetters.com is to help foster an expanding gene pool of healthy Ryman-type setters. An important part of achieving that goal is providing breeders with good information about health issues in English setters and how to deal with them. One of the most challenging aspects of producing healthy dogs is…
Sugar Creek English SettersHello, so here we are, 7 weeks and 2 days since Josey whelped the litter sired by October Mountain River. On their 7 week birthday, everyone went to the vet’s office for wormer, vaccinations and microchips. Do we know how to party or what? So, for most of us, that’s really early for…
Zak's English SettersWondering if anyone is watching the FREE WEBINARS AKC Canine Health Foundation and Vet Vine have combined to produce? Here’s a link to the website: If you have missed them or just some of them- they have been recorded. I watched and listened to a very informative lecture on Brucellosis. http://www.akcchf.org/news-events/multimedia/chf-and-vetvine-webinars.html …
Walt Cottrell
Health Screening for Hunting English Setters Like any canine, English setter health can be affected by many diseases or conditions. We have chosen to describe the four conditions on this site for 2 reasons: first, they directly affect soundness and ability to perform in the field. Dogs with these conditions are unfit for…