Ehlers-Danlos Syndrom (EDS) - Dobermann Hunde growth retardation and an increased

growth retardation and an increased inclination to recurrent infections

während DCM1/DCM2 gezeigt haben

DCM3 und DCM4

Frühzeitige Vorsorge und Anpassung der Fütterung bei genetisch belasteten Hunden

Affected puppies have to be euthanised due to rapidly worsening symptoms

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrom (EDS) - Dobermann Hunde growth retardation and an increasedEhlers Danlos syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder of connective tissue that feature painful tissue fragility, skin hyper extensibility and articular hyper mobility. The clinical signs include the dogs hyper mobile carpal, tarsal and stifle joints and abnormal skin (loose and hyper elastic with several wounds and large atrophic scars). The affected dogs usually have to be euthanised due to severe injury that can result even from minimal trauma.