THE NORTH OF ENGLAND WEIMARANER SOCIETY (N.E.W.S.)
Health
Written by Gil Simpson BVMS MRCVS
The Kennel Club has asked all breed clubs to appoint a single
Breed Health Coordinator to help monitor and advise them of
any health problems in the breed. The remit of the Health
Coordinator is that of a conduit for health information to
and from the Kennel Club and the Breed. It is important to
monitor health trends within the breed so that if a health
problem emerges, breeders can recognise the problem and with
or without the help of the Kennel Club's geneticists, find
a way to control and hopefully eradicate it.
I have been asked to be the Health Coordinator and I would
like to invite anyone who has had a health problem with their
Weimaraner to let me have any information. The information
will be treated in complete confidence and the individual
dog need not be identified, though in practice this information
could ultimately prove useful. Being a Vet I am no stranger
to client confidentiality and you can be assured that any
information given would be made available only to the Kennel
Club.
My remit is not to give advice on any health problem, but
purely to report it to the Kennel Club. If I can give advice
I will, but please don't ask me to give a diagnosis or comment
on the treatment your vet may have suggested. As owners of
such a superb breed as the Weimaraner we owe it to the future
of the breed to do our utmost to protect the breeds' health
today and in the future. To assist you in providing any information,
a downloadable form can be obtained from all the breed clubs
websites. Please send the completed form to myself either
by email or to the
address on the form.
Gil Simpson BVMS, MRCVS
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