Any Irish Wolfhound, of any bloodline, living or dead, of any age or sex, from any country that has experienced a seizure or seizures for any reason may be entered. It is important to remember that to determine if a pattern of inheritance exists it is necessary to know also which animals are not affected with seizures, especially those with close degrees of relatedness (aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc) to the hounds with seizures. These unaffected hounds may also be entered in the study. Remember, too, that use of gene pools in other countries has become increasingly easier and more frequent. It could well be that your affected animal is related to affected ones in different countries. This study is to explore all types of seizures, not just the suspected inheritable form. Information is also needed about hounds who have had seizures with specific causes, such as drug reactions, disease or environmental influences. Today's Irish Wolfhounds are the direct descendants of the few hounds used in the nineteenth century. Therefore, despite different breeding programs world wide, all Irish Wolfhounds are related and the information derived from this study applies to and benefits the entire breed community. It is through the international cooperation of many owners and breeders who submitted information that a mode of inheritance has been determined. Risk analysis for seizures in the IW, as well as for PRA (progressive retinal atrophy) & PCD (primary ciliary dyskensia), is now available to breeders as a tool for decision making in their breeding programs. |
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