Donate to Norwich Health

If you would like to financially support canine health studies involving Norwich Terriers, please donate to the Norwich Terrier Donor Advised Fund at the Canine Health Foundation.  All donations are tax deductible.  Please make sure that every donation is specifically marked “For Norwich Terrier DAF.”  Click this link for information on how to send the donation to CHF:

http://www.akcchf.org/how-you-can-help/donate/

CHF Podcast on Cryptorchisdism

CHF released a new podcast on cryptorchidism ( a retained, or
“hidden”, testicle) available at this link:

http://www.akcchf.org/news-events/multimedia/podcasts/cryptorchidism-and-cranial.html

The podcast is an interview with Dr. Max Rothschild, professor of
agriculture and life sciences and director of the center for integrated
animal genomics at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary
Medicine. Dr.Rothschild has been studying genetic component of
cryptorchidism and his study found some interesting and surprising
interaction of the genes located on chromosomes X and 1. In other words,
this male condition, comes from an X chromosome, not Y. It involves two or
more genes.

Health Seminar 2011

The 3rd Annual Health Seminar Hosted by Norwich Terrier Club of America

The Genetic Study of Upper Airway Syndrome
in Norwich Terriers

A lecture by Jeff Schoenebeck PhD

Date?	October 6, 2011
Time?	5:30pm – Dr. Schoenebeck’s Lecture followed by Q&A 6:30pm – NTCA Health Committee report
Where?	DoubleTree Suites Hotel … (NTCA Host Hotel) 640 W Germantown Pike Plymouth Meeting PA

Dr. Schoenebeck is a PRAT Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cancer Genetic Branch and the National Human Genome Research Institute at The National Institutes of Health (NIH). His research involves tracking mutations and genes involved in polygenetic traits in canines. Dr. Schoenebeck is heading a genetic study of Upper Airway Syndrome in Norwich Terriers. At the conclusion of his lecture and update on the study, there will be a Q&A session.

NTCA is offering this amazing program in the pursuit of knowledge and betterment of our beloved breed.

NTCA Health Survey Goes Live!!!

Please spread the word and forward this note to every Norwich Terrier owner
you know.

The Norwich Terrier Club of America, with the cooperation of the Orthopedic
Foundation for Animals, has launched an online health survey for our breed. Please
participate in this important effort. Please fill out the survey for every
Norwich you have ever owned. In order not to duplicate any records please
fill out the information for dogs that you are, or you were, the last owner
of. If you are not the last owner of given dog but would like to submit the
information please make sure you contact the last owner and let them know
that you already filled the questionnaire for that dog. The survey is
anonymous. No names of dogs are ever used. We are looking for statistical
snapshot of focus areas for the health committee to concentrate on.

It is a “smart” survey that will ask more questions in next pages only if
needed. For example if your dogs has cancer you will have an opportunity to
check which kind, the age of onset and so on. For those who do not answer
yes to cancer question those additional questions never show up and the
survey does not take you through unnecessary questions. You can go back to
check “yes” for areas you might have forgotten. For example for noise
phobias (or any phobias) please indicate an issue under “temperament”. You
will then have a chance to indicate shyness or noise phobia in following
pages. Also, if you have more than one Norwich you will not have to
answer the general questions about yourself. You will just answer “yes” to
already having participated in the survey with another dog.

Thank you very much for participating!

To take the survey, go to: www.offa.org/surveys/survey_norwich.html.

Magda Omansky
NTCA Health Chair

NTCA Sponsors Canine Health Foundation Grant

The Norwich Terrier Club of America is proud to sponsor the AKC Canine Health Foundation Grant# 01425 for the research conducted by the University of Helsinki and the Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics:

“Identification of Epilepsy-Causing Mutations from the Associated Loci by Next-Generation Resequencing”

The Board of Directors voted to withdraw $2,500 from our Donor Advised Fund to sponsor Dr. Lohi’s study.

DNA Study of UAS in Norwich Terriers

Ostrander Canine Genomics Lab at National Institute of Health is conducting a study aimed at mapping DNA associated with Upper Respiratory Problems in Norwich Terriers. The research is lead by Dr. Jeffrey Schoenebeck.

We are looking exclusively for Norwich Terriers that had laryngoscopy performed:
Dogs that have been diagnosed via laryngoscopy with UAS
Dogs that have been diagnosed via laryngoscopy to not have any upper airway abnormalities

Here are the basic instructions for participation:

To participate please request a blood collection kit at dog_genome@mail.nih.gov. This e-mail goes to Ms. Gretchen Carpintero, the NIH lab’s Samples Manager. Please indicate that it’s for Dr.Schoenebeck’s study of Norwich Terriers. Please include a written laryngoscopy report with the sample. The kit will include instructions. Also, please send a copy of your dog’s laryngoscopy report to Dr. Chris Zink at mczink@jhmi.edu

At this time please do not submit any samples of dogs that have not had laryngoscopy done.
Thank you for your participation!

Magda Omansky
NTCA Health Chair

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