puppy strangle is it hereitary?

Question

What causes puppy strangle? Does it have anything to do with her parents or liter. I bought yellow lab and want to know who is responsible

Answer 1

Puppy strangles: No one really knows what causes it; some suspected it might be bacteria related, but the disorder doesn't respond to antibiotics, so it's now believed to have something to do with a malfunction in the affected puppy's autoimmune system. It therefore may be genetically based.

Answer 2

Puppy strangles (Juvenile cellulitis) is a misnamed disease suggesting respiratory difficulty. The term cellulitis more
appropriately describes the condition. Usually puppies contract the condition early from 4 weeks to 4 months of age. There is no predisposition to breed or gender. Not all puppies are affected in the litter but, the entire litter can be involved. Early signs include redness around the outside of the ear associated with edema (fluid under the skin). The disease quickly progresses to ulcerations of the skin and deep tissues around the ear,
followed by draining tracts that can extend into the adjacent
lymph nodes of the face and upper neck.The cause of the disease is open. Historically, a bacteria has been
suspected, in particular streptococcus species. However, bacterial cultures never confirm any bacterial infection. Antibiotic therapy alone is ineffective and helps to rule out a bacterial cause. More recently, immune reactions have been suspected. Research suggests a hypersensitivity reaction possibly to a previously eliminated bacteria. More importantly, the disease seems to respond to immunosuppressive therapy with consistency. it has nothing to do with the litter or the care they recieved. it is still unproven either way if it is hereditary. hope this helps you some..

Answer 3

There is no one "responsible". Puppy strangles is not hereditary. It is caused by the bacteria that are normally present on any dogs skin, but the dog is only suceptible to it if it is under a lot of stress ( sometimes at weaning or if the puppy has had another sickness or changed homes etc that will stress it enough). At least that is what my vet told me about a puppy that I bred that had it back in 1998. The puppy survived after a lot of antibiotics

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Dogs are one of the most common pets world wide. Because of this, it makes sense that there are many different dog training methods out there. Unfortunately, most of these training methods are less than ideal to use for your pet.

Because of all of these differing dog training methods out there, many new pet owners get confused which to follow and even start using methods that are highly inaccurate or counter-productive for their pets. This article will show you the top three dog training methods that you should avoid like the plague!

Method 1: Using Punishment as Training

You'd be surprised how many pet owners use punishment as their "bread and butter" for obedience training. Unfortunately, as with bread and butter, this is one of those dog training methods that is very "unhealthy" for both you and your pet.

Think about it. When you punish anything, whether it's a dog or a human being, you're using negative energy. It's like you're a dictator and your pet is your slave. This is a very negative relationship between both and will only lead to problems in the future.

You want to establish a positive, loving relationship with your dog. Punishment is NOT how to do it. There are much more effective training approaches out there that work much better.

Method 2: The "One Person in the House Trains the Dog" Method

I couldn't think of a more creative title so I just named it the most descriptive title! Basically this is one of those common dog training methods that people follow without even realizing it! Here's a common scenario:

There is one dog and multiple people in the house that play with, feed, and take care of the dog. Out of those many people, only one actually trains the dog to listen and obey them. The others merely play with the dog.

This dynamic is highly ineffective if you are serious about training your dog. The reason is that only one person training a dog, no matter how great their training skills are, will not get the dog to listen to everybody. The dog will realize that it needs to behave around one person, but know that the other people don't care. Dogs are smart! They know who the "dominant" people are and who they can get away with more "mischief" with.

I've seen this problem happen with many pet owners where they try really hard to train their pet but cannot achieve any results. The reason is often that while one person is trying to train their pet to not do one thing, the other people in the house are actually rewarding the very thing!

An example of this is when dogs jump on people. This is not good behavior and one person could be training them to stop this. At the same time, another family member may think it's cute and pet and cuddle them after they do this. What's a dog to think when different reactions happen with different people?

Method 3: Following No Dog Training Methods - Using Intuition

I know many pet owners that think that because they have children and successfully raised them that they can get their dog to listen to them as well! Aside from the big ego, this approach assumes that dogs learn exactly the same way that humans learn.

While this is true to some extent, dogs are dogs and people are people. Different approaches are needed for different animals. While they may be more subtle than training a giraffe, they are still there and have a big impact on the results you'll see.

It is important to understand exactly what you are teaching your pets to do and not to do. If you don't, you may very well end up doing things counter-productive.

The best solution to this is to pick up a book or go find some training course out there that has a depth of coverage on the topic.

Other Poor Methods of Approach

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Answer 6

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Yes it can. It also is treatable. Get your pup to the vet ASAP. I have a friend that rescues pound puppies and have seen it a couple times.

Answer 7

Im sorry-im not sure exactly what a puppy strang;er is.....
But ill search the web if you would like.....

Here is the only thing i found....


http://www.vetinfo.com/dstrangles.html

Here is a bit from the site

Swollen lymph nodes in puppy (Puppy Strangles)
Q: Puppy of 8 weeks. I am contacting you from Nth Queensland in Australia
about a puppy with a problem ...much loved & need a solution..can you
help? The Grandmother there has been eye/ear infections
which have been treated w/antibiotic successfully!!However problems of
swelling have occured 24 hours after such treatment..the lymph system
now appears to be swollen .Can you help? There is no known desease in
the heritage of these dogs previously. I f you have any suggestions they
would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.



A: G

In a very young puppy with noticeably swollen lymph nodes the first problem
that comes to mind is "puppy strangles" or juvenile cellulitis. This is
also sometimes referred to as juvenile pyoderma. This is a disorder
affecting puppies that causes swelling, pustules, hairloss and lymph node
enlargement, often confined to the head and neck areas. It may cause
generalized lymph node enlargment and sometimes the skin infection signs
affect the trunk or feet as well as the face. It would be a good idea to
ask your vet about the possibility of this problem is some of the other
signs besides lymph node enlargement are present.

There are other possible problems such as systemic infections which your
vet will need to rule out.

If juvenile cellulitis is the problem it is important to use
corticosteroids to treat the problem even though it is very scary to do
that with the signs of infection that are present. Antibiotics are also
indicated for that condition.

Mike Richards, DVM


Juvenile Cellulitis (puppy strangles)

Q: A friend's mastiff has been diagnosed with strangles. I remember others in that line having had it to varying degrees, simply that I heard puppy buyers talking about it, the breeder denied it in each case, even though the buyers took the pups to their vet. (This is over many generations of dogs.) What I want to know is, is there any evidence or belief in the vet community that this is hereditary, or that the susceptibility can be inherited like lack of resistance to Demodex?? Are they in any way associated? Both immune problems? Prone to occur in the same individuals? thanks in advance! Cheers, ... Laurie

A: Laurie- I can not find any indication that juvenile cellulitis (puppy strangles) has been proven to have a genetic component. My personal opinion is that it does but that doesn't mean much from a scientific standpoint!

The tendency towards demodecosis seems to be induced by a lack of a specific T-cell line. The tendency towards juvenile cellulitis may be due to a deficiency in lymphocyte blastogenesis (development) in general (according to Danny Scott in Small Animal Dermatology). This is a pretty big difference in cause, even though both are effects on the white blood cell system.

I would be reluctant to take a puppy from subsequent litters, especially if this has occurred in more than one litter as seems to be the case from your note.

Mike Richards, DVM


Juvenile Cellulitis

Q: Abbot is 10 weeks old. He is a Newfoundland. Last Saturday I took him to the vet because he had a lump on his neck. The vet thought it might be a muscle. He also had an ear infection and a temp of 103. He was put on anti-biotics. I felt like he was not getting better so I took him back today (Thursday. They don't seem to know what is wrong. They sent off bloodwork but I'm getting very worried. He has blisters in his ears, eyes, lips and on his nose. His poor little neck and lower jaw is very swollen. His lymph nodes are huge, behind his knees and his neck. He seems to eat all right and plays but this isn't looking very well. PLEASE HELP

A: It sounds like your puppy has "strangles" or juvenile cellulitis, possibly. This condition can affect puppies from about 3 weeks of age to 16 weeks of age. Sometimes demodicosis and severe infections can cause similar signs. If skin scrapings are negative for Demodex mites and there are no signs of a widespread systemic infection other than the swollen lymph nodes, it is even more likely that this is juvenile cellulitis.

It takes a great leap of faith, but the only really good way to treat juvenile cellulitis is with the use of corticosteroids in combination with antibiotics. If corticosteroids are not used early in this disease permanent scarring of the affected areas can occur and if they are never used, death is not uncommon. The swelling of the lymph nodes cuts off the puppy's ability to breath -- hence the common name of "puppy strangles".

It is really scary to use immunosuppressive medications in the face of what appears to be a really severe infection but it is essential IF the condition is in fact juvenile cellulitis. Diagnosis of this can be confirmed by skin biopsy but it is usually best to make an educated guess and hope for the best, since biopsy results usually take a while to get back.

Most puppies who are aggressively treated with appropriate corticosteroids and antibiotics will recover -- but permanent hairloss on affected areas or scarring is not uncommon.

Good luck with this.



















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