It's considered genetic over here Myra by those that are investigating it at the moment
Annette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Myra Savant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 1:13 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Rough coat > Yes, but....coming from a medical background, anecdotal evidence doesn't > always impress me. I'm not saying that it isn't genetic, but I am saying > that until it is known for a certainty that it is....it probably isn't good > to speculate. Myra > > > >From: Susan Cochran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Rough coat > >Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 20:02:14 -0400 > > > >Myra, there is a lot of anecdotal evidence that rough coat is genetic. It > >appears to be making a comeback after relatively few occurances for many > >years. That is what happens with a genetic recessive. For a while, people > >were breeding for other things, but now there has been a concentrated > >effort > >to breed for longevity or hearts. When you do this, you increase the number > >of carriers that are bred and you increase the number of carriers in the > >population as well. Every dog has some "genetic junk", ever the heart > >clear > >ones. The art of breeding is to match them up so the defective genes don't > >match up and cause an affected puppy. > > > >The main idea is that breeders started going after the longevity lines and > >this is a defect that is in some of them. Parrot mouth is in the longevity > >lines too, but the two defects are not linked. They can be inherited > >separately. > >All the best, > >Susan Cochran > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Myra Savant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 7:33 PM > >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Rough coat > > > > > > > Yes, but Cathy..... Where is the proof that it IS genetic? Myra > > > > > > > > > >From: "Cathy J. Gish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List > > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Rough coat > > > >Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 17:52:41 -0500 > > > > > > > >Sorry dear this is not environmental. It is genetic. And we have NO > >proof > > > >that > > > >it is not. > > > > > > > >Where is that gardener.... Loved that little thing Rosanne sent us > >didn't > > > >you..... Maybe have to rethink this gardener thing and hang out at the > >fire > > > >station. Nice dogs at the fire department. > > > > > > > >LOL > > > >Cathy > > > > > > > >Myra Savant wrote: > > > > > > > > > Yes, but we do not know beyond a shadow of a doubt that it is > >genetic. > > > > > Think thalidomide here, Cathy. You're an RN, you've seen these > >things > > > > > before that look chromosomal at first glance but then prove to be > > > > > environmental. Myra > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Cathy J. Gish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List > > > > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Rough coat > > > > > >Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 14:58:36 -0500 > > > > > > > > > > > > > However, it may be the tendency > > > > > > > that is what is inherited and environment may play a major role > >in > > > > > > > manifestation of the defect. After all, the tendency for > >alcoholism > > > >is > > > > > > > apparently inherited, but if the person never takes a drink, > >they'll > > > > > >never > > > > > > > develop the problem. > > > > > > > All the best, > > > > > > > Susan Cochran > > > > > > > > > > > >But a puppy is not drinking something that brings this on it is a > > > >visible, > > > > > >genetic defect. Present and seen from birth. > > > > > > > > > > > >Thanks > > > > > >Cathy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > From: "Leanne Bertani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 1:36 PM > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Rough coat > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I know of at least three litters where only one puppy in an > > > >otherwise > > > > > > > normal > > > > > > > > litter was affected. Those cases are unlikely to have been > > > > > >nutritional in > > > > > > > > origin. I have also heard from breeders in England (different > > > >feeding > > > > > > > > methods?) who have had the problem, sometimes whole litters, > > > >sometimes > > > > > > > not. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I also know of two litters from the same dam (different sire) > >with > > > >one > > > > > > > > affected puppy in each litter; the rest of the puppies in both > > > >litters > > > > > > > were > > > > > > > > normal. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Leanne > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ========================================================= > > > > > > > > "Magic Commands": > > > > > > > > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the > >email: > > > > > > > > > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > > > > > > > > to start it up gain click here: > > > > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > > > > > > > > Search the Archives... > > > > > 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