New Info. on E.I.C.

[Sharon]

From AKC :
Our understanding of Exercise-Induced Collapse (EIC): EIC is that it occurs most commonly in Labrador Retrievers. During energetic exercise, otherwise healthy dogs will suddenly experience limb weakness and fall down. EIC has been associated with a mutation in the dynamin 1 protein but also appears in dogs without the mutation. Dr. Ned Patterson, working with CHF Clinician-Scientist Fellow Dr. Eva Furrow, found that some dogs who experience collapse may have a unique disease.
For the full article, click here :
http://www.akcchf.org/research/success-stories/understanding-EIC.html