Nowadays dogs or pets in general mean a lot to us humans. When the world thinks you are useless or makes you feel not worth living, pets somehow make us feel that there is still someone that we mean a lot too! Your pet will not judge you and think that no one loves you, they will tell you that you are wrong, and that they are constantly there to love you , accompany you no matter how tough life has been to you.
That is why in return we should treat them the same and love them as much as they love us. How can we do that? Well, Pets do get sick or diseases too, like us humans, that is why there are pet doctors, vets!
For a Siberian Husky owner, the health of your Siberian Husky is greatly important as it guarantees a long good years with you healthily.
Generally, Siberian Husky do not have many genetic diseases. Which means their breed have good genes which do not succumb much to diseases . However, due to running a lot , some Siberian Huskies tend to have a common hip problem call Hip Dysplasia. This is a condition whereby the thighbone of the canine is not joined fully to the pelvic joint socket. It is shown to appear in both female & male Huskies and in either 1 or both hips. It normally will start showing sign in the first 2 years of the dog’s life. However ,this tends to become a genetic defact as somehow the hip dysplasia gene’s are able to pass on to the off springs although both parents are having it as a hidden gene. It can be treated by operation.But if you are getting a dog just for breeding purpose, then it is advised that dogs with Hip Dysplasia shouldn’t be mated as they will produce off springs with that same disease too.
Well, so far there isn’t a cure for this disease. The only method that people came up with was to not breed the Siberian Huskies with this disease to ensure that no hidden genes of this disease will be passed on.
Other health issues in Siberian Huskies has got to do with their eyes. It has nothing to do with the fact that they can only see black and white, in fact all dogs can only see black and white. There are 3 types of eye condition which might show in your Husky,which is the Cataract, the corneal dystrophy and lastly the progressive retinal atrophy. All these 3 eye conditions tend to cause blindness to the dog if not treated. However ,because these 3 are more of a genetic default, therefore there really isn’t a cure but only treatments.
Other than genetic related diseases, Siberian Huskies do succumb to other problems like ticks and flea issue if they are not bath or groomed constantly. This is to ensure your Siberian Husky do not get Flea Allergy Dematitis Syndrome, which later on will be much harder to treat and also costly to treat. Like a new born child, dogs also need vaccination to prevent from viral infections like Distemper, Hepatitis,Parvovirus and Canine Cough. Also, don’t forget to always make a visit to the vet to check if your dog has any intestinal worms in them which is also health hazardous if not treated. Usually, the vet will prescribe a de worm programme to the owner for the dog to start on if intestinal worm is detected in their Siberian Huskies.
All these facts do seem to scare people a little on their decision if whether or not to rare a Siberian Husky. But from word of mouth from people owning a Siberian Husky, they said that this dog breed is by far the only breed with the least health related issues and yet they are the easiest to maintain in terms of grooming wise. So , you need not worry if you are already planning to get a Husky, just make sure your Husky is constantly groomed, fed properly, given adequate exercise and vaccinated, your Husky will be enjoying 10- 15 years of good life with you.
Article was written by Kim Mei for a job purpose, source of info is collected from various sites throughout the internet.
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