Health

HEALTH IN MINIATURE BULL TERRIERS


Miniature Bull Terries are generally healthy, robust animals, but there are three main concerns in the breed, which we feel are appropriate to list. If you have any queries about the health conditions listed below, or any other health problem, you can contact Jane Peakin e-mail; byzantine.mbt@btinternet.com who will try to help with further information. 




1. PRIMARY LENS LUXATION


2. SMBTC HEART SCHEME ADVICE - AORTIC STENOSIS AND MITRAL VALVE DYSPLASIA


3. FAMILIAL NEPHROPATHY  KIDNEY DISEASE


4. PATELLA LUXATION 


5. INTERBREEDING PROTOCOL, INFORMATION & UPDATED RULES



List of available Test centres and the costs

(For BVA/KC eye test centres see Primary Lens Luxation)



TEST OFFERED

PRACTICE

ADDRESS

TELEPHONE NUMBER

WEBSITE

UPC (urine)

Electro-cardiology

Ultrasound

scanning (kidneys)

Newnham

Court

Veterinary

Hospital

Cost for UPC =

approx £13

Newnham Court,

Bearsted Rd

Weavering, Maidstone

Kent, ME14 5EL

01622 734555

Ultrasound PKD

scan (kidneys)

& UPC

Animal House

Veterinary

Services

Cost for u/s =

approx £30

20 Canterbury Road,

Herne Bay, Kent CT6

5DJ

or

110 London Road,

Deal, CT14 1TY

01227 374858

or

01304 379533

Heart

(cardiologist)

Auscultation,

echo-cardiogram

and colour flow

Doppler

Barton House

Veterinary

Hospital

Cost for ausc =

approx £40

34 New Dover Road,

Canterbury

Kent CT1 3BH

01227 765522

Ultrasound

scanning for

kidneys

Echocardiography

and colour

Doppler.

Crossroads

Veterinary

Centre

Main Surgery, 54, West

Wycombe Road, High

Wycombe, HP11 2LP

01494 459095

Heart – ausc by

cardiologist

Mr J Sauvage

Brooksden,

High Street,

Cranbrook.

Kent. TN17 3DT.

01580 713381

Heart – ausc by

cardiologist

Ms N

Summerfield

North Downs

Referrals

Sergeants Place

Coulsdon Road,

Caterham,

Surrey.

CR3 5ZD01883

343770

01883 343770


Heart testing

Doppler

Mr A Boswood

Queen Mother

Hospital

Royal Veterinary

College

Hawshead Lane

North Mimms

Hatfield

Herts. AL9 7TA.

01707 662255


Heart testing

Doppler

Mr M E

Herrtage

Department of

Clinical

Veterinary

Medicine

University of

Cambridge

Madingley Road

Cambridge CB3 OES

01223 337621


Heart

ausc/ultrasound/

UPC/Polycystic

kidney scanningkidneys/ eye tests

Lakeview Vets

Breeders Clinic

Finglesham Equine Unit

Lower Farm

Finglesham

Deal, KentCT14 0NA

M Chitty

01304 620195

Or:

01304 375571

Pinmoore Animal

Laboratory

Services.

Postal UPC test

Request the kit,

send it off in the

post and receive

the result

Cost for UPC = £11.50