Cairn Health

  

The following motion was passed at the Club meeting of 2 June following consultation with members. 
The Committee wishes to make it perfectly clear that this is NOT intended in anyway to be mandatory. The Puppy Sales Officer will continue to recommend members’ puppies when she is advised of them but will tell the enquirer of the Club’s position. Those members who don’t test can then discuss the matter with the purchaser and if they decide to proceed with the purchase then that is a matter entirely for them. 

“The Cairn Terrier Club of NSW recommends that all puppies be tested for liver function.  
The Club further recommends that buyers only purchase puppies that have tested clear using an accepted testing method. Such advice should be given to any prospective buyer when they approach the Club as to puppy availability.”

Please download the Health Reporting Form here 

The Cairn Terrier Club of Victoria Inc formed a Health Watch Committee in July 2005 as a result of a small number of Cairns being reported to the Club as having been diagnosed with Porto Systemic Shunt.

The Cairn Terrier Club of NSW Inc gave the matter considerable thought but decided that it would encourage its members to lodge appropriate information with the Victorian Club’s Committee rather than set up one of its own. It was felt that it was more appropriate to have a central body collecting and collating information on the breed in Australia.

 

Reports are accepted from all over Australia and the owners need not be a member of either breed club. Breeders/owners are encouraged to report to the Committee all health issues affecting the breed but most specifically those which may have a genetic component. Owners may choose to allow for identifying information to be released or they may opt for confidentiality.

 

The Committee produces an annual report which is freely available to those in the breed interested setting out the health issues reported to the Committee during the year and any outcomes known and to date two have been issued.

 

A list of PSS tests including actual scores is included in the report. It is the Committee’s hope that, in time, the data base will build in to an important record which may assist in further research. We believe that it is too early to form any opinions at this stage, particularly when researchers here and overseas are still undecided as to the mode of inheritance and at present our sample of tested puppies remains small. Each year more breeders are sending in their litter reports and it is hoped this trend continues to grow to build up a more accurate picture of the nature of the problem in Australia. It must be stressed that the Cairn is a remarkably healthy breed and results from the first two reports would indicate that the vast majority will lead long, healthy, happy lives. In being proactive the two breed clubs are determined to play their part in ensuring that remains true. 

 

Please download the Health Reporting Form here 

 

 

CTCV Health Watch Committee Report                                                   30/1/2011
 
Thanks to everyone this year who sent in their reports.
 
Confidentiality
 
All reports are treated as confidential unless the box has been ticked indicating that the information may be shared.
 
Number of Reports Received  
 
This year we have received significantly less reports than other years. We received 12 Bile Acid Reports and no medical reports at all.   
 
Litter Reports
 
It is pleasing to report that none of the puppies tested this year had high scores and no Portal Shunt cases were reported. There were two separate cases where puppies were reported informally (by phone) to have higher than normal scores, but subsequent testing revealed lower scores and finally clear results in both cases. These cases were never actually formally reported in writing.
 
 
Research Grant
 
We are still awaiting a report regarding The Cairn Terrier Bile Acid Testing Program which concluded at the beginning of last year. When this is received it will be reported immediately in the next Bulletin.
 
Scores
 

 
LITTER TESTING 2010 - BILE ACID TEST SCORES
 
 
 
   LITTER NO.
Bile Acid Test Scores -  (where there are 2 scores, 1st is Fasting, 2nd is Post Prandial)
Scores considered high or requiring follow up by Laboratory concerned
Re-testing result
Outcome
79
9.2-9.9, 14.1-11.5, 7.5-11.4, 6.3-10.0, 8.6-3.7, 7.9-8.7, 6.5-8.4
 
 
All clear
80
5-16, 18-20, 5-14, 1-9
 
 
All clear
81
8, 2, 5, 4, 0, 13, 1
 
 
All clear
82
10, 14, 20, 12, 13, 6
 
 
All clear
83
19, 6, 16, 10, 14,
 
 
All clear
84
13, 9, 11, 13, 12, 6
 
 
All clear
85
7.7, .85
 
 
All clear
86
15, 14.2, 8.5
 
 
All clear
87
4.8, 2.4, 5
 
 
All clear
88
4.7
 
 
All clear
89
0-7, 1-12
 
 
All clear
90
1, 1, 5, 1, 1
 
 
All clear
 
 
 
 
 

 

Contact Details

Secretary:
Mr Robert Bartram
59 Tempe Cres
Googong, Queanbeyan 2620 NSW