Swimmer syndrome affecting an entire litter of kittens

Cardilli, Diogo José; João, C.F.; Voorwald, Fabiana Azevedo; Faria, João Bosco; Tinucci‐Costa, Mirela; Toniollo, Gilson Hélio

doi:10.1590/s0102-09352013000300014

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“…Orthopedic, nutritional, neurological, genetic, and environmental factors have been discussed as causes of this syndrome [ 1 , 2 , 4 – 8 ], but the exact mechanisms of this syndrome are still unclear. Diagnostic criteria and general treatments have not been established, but treatments such as physiotherapy, bandages, and massage were suggested to yield good progress in some reports [ 2 , 4 – 7 , 9 ]. According to these reports, the prognosis varies depending on the severity, from cases leading to dyspnea and aspiration pneumonia to those that resolve themselves spontaneously.…”

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Factors contributing to the swimmer puppy syndrome found in Labrador retrievers

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Background Swimmer puppy syndrome is a disease found in neonatal puppies mainly characterized by the inability to stand, but its direct cause is unknown. Since swimmer puppies were observed infrequently but continuously among the Labrador retriever colony at the Hokkaido Guide Dogs for the Blind Association in Japan, based on their birth record and pedigree, factors related to the onset of swimmer puppy syndrome in Labrador retrievers were examined. Results The total number of offspring over seven years was 436, of which 16 were swimmer puppies. Most of the affected puppies except one recovered steadily. As for the swimmer puppies, the litter size was significantly lower, and the body weights on the 10th and 28th day after delivery were significantly higher than the non-symptomatic puppies. These results suggested that the onset may be related to weight gain in the neonatal stages due to a small litter size. According to the genetic analysis, 26 ancestors common to the affected individuals were confirmed, but the causative individual could not be identified with the inbreeding coefficient. The heritability of the swimmer-puppy onset trait was 0.80, and the heritability for the the 10th-day body-weight trait was equally high at 0.78, both of which strongly suggest genetic involvement. Conclusions In this study, the onset of swimmer puppy syndrome in the Labrador retrievers was associated with litter size and early weight gain, and result of study suggests that genetic influence might be involved.

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“…A etiologia é incerta e alguns autores sugerem que há envolvimento de fatores genéticos, pois filhotes com a afecção eram pertencentes a mesma ninhada e/ou provenientes de cruzamentos consanguíneos (Cardilli et al, 2013;Paschoal et al, 2003). No entanto, Kathmann et al (2001), reconhece que um filhote pode ser acometido isoladamente, da mesma forma que no presente relato.…”

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Swimmer puppy syndrome in American Bully: Case report

Garcia¹,

Lopes²,

Meira³

et al. 2021

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A síndrome do filhote nadador ou hipoplasia miofibrilar corresponde a um transtorno infrequente na clínica de pequenos animais. Os animais afetados tornam-se incapazes de permanecerem eretos e de se locomoverem conforme o esperado para o estágio de desenvolvimento. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo descrever o caso de um cão com 50 dias, da raça American Bully, com diagnóstico sugestivo de síndrome do filhote nadador. O paciente foi encaminhado para consulta devido a abdução dos membros torácicos, solicitou-se radiografia simples a qual foi sugestiva de hipoplasia miofibrilar. Diante ao quadro, iniciou-se o tratamento com uso de bandagens, obtendo-se resposta satisfatória.

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“…Orthopedic, nutritional, neurological, genetic, and environmental factors have been discussed as causes of this syndrome [1,2,[4][5][6][7][8], but the exact mechanisms of this syndrome are still unclear. Diagnostic criteria and general treatments have not been established, but treatments such as physiotherapy, bandages, and massage were suggested to yield good progress in some reports [2,[4][5][6][7]9]. According to these reports, the prognosis varies depending on the severity, from cases leading to dyspnea and aspiration pneumonia to those that resolve themselves spontaneously.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It has also been reported that funnel chest is often present [1,3]. Orthopedic, nutritional, neurological, genetic, and environmental factors have been discussed as causes of this syndrome [1,2,[4][5][6][7][8], but the exact mechanisms of this syndrome are still unclear. Diagnostic criteria and general treatments have not been established, but treatments such as physiotherapy, bandages, and massage were suggested to yield good progress in some reports [2,[4][5][6][7]9].…”

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Factors Contributing To The Swimmer Puppy Syndrome Found in Labrador Retrievers

Tomihari¹,

Nobutoki²,

Nakajima³

et al. 2021

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Background Swimmer puppy syndrome is a disease found in neonatal puppies mainly characterized by the inability to stand, but its direct cause is unknown. Since swimmer puppies were observed infrequently but continuously among the Labrador retriever colony at the Hokkaido Guide Dogs for the Blind Association in Japan, based on their birth record and pedigree, factors related to the onset of swimmer puppy syndrome in Labrador retrievers were examined. Results The total number of offspring over seven years was 436, of which 16 were swimmer puppies. Most of the affected puppies except one recovered steadily. As for the swimmer puppies, the litter size was significantly lower, and the body weights on the 10th and 28th day after delivery were significantly higher than the non-symptomatic puppies. These results suggested that the onset may be related to weight gain in the neonatal stages due to a small litter size. According to the genetic analysis, 26 ancestors common to the affected individuals were confirmed, but the causative individual could not be identified with the inbreeding coefficient. The heritability of the swimmer-puppy onset trait was 0.80, and the heritability for the the 10th -day body-weight trait was equally high at 0.78, both of which strongly suggest genetic involvement. Conclusions In this study, the onset of swimmer puppy syndrome in the Labrador retrievers was associated with litter size and early weight gain, and result of study suggests that genetic influence might be involved.

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Swimmer syndrome affecting an entire litter of kittens

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Factors contributing to the swimmer puppy syndrome found in Labrador retrievers

Factors contributing to the swimmer puppy syndrome found in Labrador retrievers

Swimmer puppy syndrome in American Bully: Case report

Factors Contributing To The Swimmer Puppy Syndrome Found in Labrador Retrievers

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