Health Concerns Within The Breed

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Progressive Retinal Atrophy - Crd4/Cord1

Cord1-PRA - This condition is tested for within the Embark DNA test and appears to have a high prevalence in the breed - so why are there no visual changes?

Updated 2 years ago by Clumber Spaniel Health

Hip Dysplasia

Canine hip dysplasia is a common inherited orthopaedic problem where abnormalities occur in the hip joints. Changes to the hip joint will begin at a young age as the puppy starts to become more activ…

Updated 1 year ago by Clumber Spaniel Health

Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC)

This condition causes affected dogs to lose muscle control following periods of strenuous exercise. Symptoms generally occur after 5-20 minutes of strenuous exercise with extreme excitement which ind…

Updated 1 year ago by Clumber Spaniel Health

Coefficient of Inbreeding (COI)

Inbreeding, put simply, is the mating of related dogs. High levels of inbreeding can impact the health of individual dogs, as it increases the chances of a dog being at risk for both known and unknow…

Updated 2 years ago by Clumber Spaniel Health

Incomplete Ossification of the Humeral Condyle (IOHC)

Incomplete ossification of the humeral condyle (IOHC) is also known as humeral intracondylar fissure (HIF) or Humeral Condylar Fiissure (HCF). IOHC is a congenital condition in which there is a weakn…

Updated 2 years ago by Clumber Spaniel Health

Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD)

The canine vertebral column consists of five regions, starting from the head, they are; cervical (neck), thoracic (ribs), lumbar, sacrum (pelvis) and coccygeal (tail). The cervical spine supports you…

Updated 2 years ago by Clumber Spaniel Health

Eyes

Entropion is a genetic condition in which a portion of the eyelid is inverted or folded inward. This can cause an eyelash or hair to irritate and scratch the surface of the eye, leading to corneal ul…

Updated 2 years ago by Clumber Spaniel Health

Pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphate 1 deficiency (PDP-1)

Pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphate 1 deficiency (PDP-1) is a very rare metabolic disorder characterised by exercise intolerance and post-exercise collapse. Affected dogs will show first clinical signs…

Updated 2 years ago by Clumber Spaniel Health

Anal Glands

The anal glands are two small sacs that sit just inside your dog’s anus. They excrete a fluid when your dog defecates to mark their territory. Sometimes they become impacted (blocked) and this may le…

Updated 2 years ago by Clumber Spaniel Health

Popular Sires

All of the Clumber Spaniels that are alive today are theoretically the ‘gene pool’. Each dog has a mixture of 50% of both its dam and sire. Even the dog’s siblings will not have the exact genetic mak…

Updated 2 years ago by Clumber Spaniel Health

Clumber Spaniel Health Survey 2020

Thank you to every Clumber Spaniel owner that participated in our recent health survey. There were an outstanding 311 surveys completed and we are grateful to all owners that took the time to share d…

Updated 2 years ago by Clumber Spaniel Health

Elbow Dysplasia

Canine elbow dysplasia is a common inherited orthopaedic problem in dogs where the elbow doesn’t develop properly. It is not a common condition in Clumber Spaniels and the British Veterinary Associat…

Updated 2 years ago by Clumber Spaniel Health

Caesarean Birth Frequency in the UK

Analysis of Frequency of Caesarean Births in Clumber Spaniel litters born from 2014 to 2018 In 2010 Evans and Adams* published a paper which suggested that Clumber Spaniels were among the ten breeds…

Updated 2 years ago by Clumber Spaniel Health

Heart Murmurs

A BASIC Guide to Heart Murmurs So you’ve been to the vet, probably for a routine appointment and your vet says to you….“did you know he/she has a heart murmur”….at this point your mind goes into over…

Updated 2 years ago by Clumber Spaniel Health

Weight

Clumbers and Weight Obesity is a hot issue in humans and it also an issue for the dog population. The PFMA* recently reported that as many as 51% of dogs in the UK are overweight – hopefully the perc…

Updated 3 years ago by Clumber Spaniel Health

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