if any of you own a staffie and plan to breed, or know anybody who does, this concerns you.
heres a link for Southern Counties Staffordshire Bull Terrier Society
http://www.scsbts.freeserve.co.uk/index2.htm
click on L-2 hydroxyglutaric aciduria disease
not sure on how likely this is, but if any lurchers out there have stafford backrounds, if they are mated to another lurcher with the same backround, this disease could in theory spread within the lurcher community. as with any hereditary illness, it is vitally important to identify ALL carriers and prevent suffering.
heres a link for Southern Counties Staffordshire Bull Terrier Society
http://www.scsbts.freeserve.co.uk/index2.htm
click on L-2 hydroxyglutaric aciduria disease
not sure on how likely this is, but if any lurchers out there have stafford backrounds, if they are mated to another lurcher with the same backround, this disease could in theory spread within the lurcher community. as with any hereditary illness, it is vitally important to identify ALL carriers and prevent suffering.
