Title: Swimmer puppy syndrome

'''Swimmer puppy syndrome''' is a rare condition in which dogs are born flat on their chests and abdomens, leaving them with spread-eagled legs. This deformity leaves the canine unable to stand or walk. The British [[Bulldog]] is the dog breed that it found to suffer from the condition the most.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite journal |last1=Nganvongpanit |first1=Korakot |last2=Yano |first2=Terdsak |title=Prevalence of Swimming Puppy Syndrome in 2,443 Puppies during the Years 2006–2012 in Thailand |journal=Veterinary Medicine International |date=2013 |volume=2013 |article-number=617803 |doi=10.1155/2013/617803 |pmid=23819102 |pmc=3681226 |doi-access=free }}&lt;/ref&gt;

==Treatments==
If early intervention such as physiotherapy is given, the legs of the dog should straighten out.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite journal |last1=Rahal |first1=Sheila C. |last2=Morishin Filho |first2=Milton M. |last3=Hatschbach |first3=Eduardo |last4=Machado |first4=Vânia Maria V. |last5=Aptekmann |first5=Karina P. |last6=Corrêa |first6=Thaís P. |title=Pectus excavatum in two littermate dogs |journal=The Canadian Veterinary Journal |date=September 2008 |volume=49 |issue=9 |pages=880–884 |pmid=19043484 |pmc=2519908 }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite journal |last1=Karcher |first1=DE |last2=Costa |first2=RC |last3=Prada |first3=TC |last4=Moraes |first4=PC |last5=Ramon |first5=LA |last6=Minto |first6=BW |last7=Dias |first7=LGGG |title=A modified technique for treating swimmer puppy syndrome |journal=Veterinární Medicína |date=27 April 2018 |volume=63 |issue=4 |pages=161–167 |id={{ProQuest|2507705024}} |doi=10.17221/140/2017-VETMED |doi-access=free }}&lt;/ref&gt;

==References==
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===Further reading===
* {{cite book |last1=Hosgood |first1=G |last2=Hoskins |first2=JD |chapter=Swimmer puppy syndrome |editor1-last=Hoskins |editor1-first=Johnny D |editor2-last=Hosgood |editor2-first=Giselle |editor3-last=Davidson |editor3-first=Jacqueline R |editor4-last=Smith |editor4-first=Julie A |title=Small animal paediatric medicine and surgery |date=1998 |publisher=Butterworth-Heinemann |isbn=978-0-7506-3599-8 |oclc=476615777 }}
* &quot;Swimmer puppy or kitten syndrome&quot;. pp 419-420 in: {{cite book |doi=10.1016/B978-0-7216-7665-4.50022-X |chapter=The Skeletal System |title=Veterinary Pediatrics |year=2001 |last1=Shires |first1=P. |pages=402–423 |isbn=978-0-7216-7665-4 }}
* {{cite journal |last1=Kongsawasdi |first1=Siriphan |first2=Busaba |last2=Chuatrakoon |first3=Korakot |last3=Nganvongpanit |title=Physical rehabilitation treated swimming puppy syndrome |journal=Chiang Mai Veterinary Journal |volume=9 |issue=2 |year=2011 |pages=105–112 |url=https://www.vet.cmu.ac.th/cmvj/document/journal/4_25542_e.pdf }}
* {{cite book |last1=Lorenz |first1=Michael D |chapter=The 'swimming puppy' syndrome |pages=905–906 |editor1-last=Kirk |editor1-first=Robert Warren |title=Current veterinary therapy VI: small animal practice |date=1977 |publisher=Saunders |oclc=1193390806 }}
* {{cite book |last1=Mello |first1=F.P.S. |last2=Neuwald |first2=E.B. |last3=Alievi |first3=M.M. |chapter=Síndrome do cão nadador - relato de 4 casos |trans-chapter=Swimming dog syndrome - report of 4 cases |title=Mostra Cientifica |edition=8 |publisher=Feira de Extensão |location=Uruguaiana |pages=32–61 |year=2008 |language=pt }}
* {{cite journal |last1=Ramos |first1=Renato Moura |last2=Atallah |first2=Fabiane Azeredo |last3=Luz |first3=Mônica Jorge |last4=Scheffer |first4=Jussara Peters |last5=Hyppolito |first5=William Cordeiro |last6=Amaral |first6=Lívia Gomes |last7=Silva |first7=Ricardo Siqueira da |last8=Oliveira |first8=André Lacerda de Abreu |title=Síndrome do cão nadador: estudo retrospectivo de 26 casos |trans-title=Swimmer puppy syndrome: Retrospective study of 26 cases |journal=Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine |date=2013 |volume=35 |issue=Supl.1 |pages=96–100 |url=https://rbmv.org/BJVM/article/view/656 |language=pt |s2cid=80442053 }}
* {{cite journal |last1=Mann |first1=Nicole |last2=MacLean |first2=Dr. Jennifer |last3=Simone-Freilicher |first3=Elisabeth |last4=Staudenmaier |first4=Anne |last5=Lindholm |first5=Julia |title=Pectus Excavatum and Swimmer Puppy Syndrome with Concurrent Congenital Cardiac Anomalies in Two Domestic Rabbits |journal=Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine |date=April 2019 |volume=29 |pages=212–216 |doi=10.1053/j.jepm.2018.09.017 }}
* {{cite journal |last1=Tomihari |first1=Mizuki |last2=Nobutoki |first2=Yuko |last3=Nakajima |first3=Nagachika |last4=Yanagawa |first4=Masashi |last5=Tagawa |first5=Michihito |last6=Hagiya |first6=Koichi |last7=Nomura |first7=Tetsuro |last8=Suwa |first8=Yoshinori |last9=Suzuki |first9=Hiroshi |title=Factors Contributing To The Swimmer Puppy Syndrome Found in Labrador Retrievers |date=3 August 2021 |doi=10.21203/rs.3.rs-764133/v1 |doi-access=free }}
* {{cite journal |last1=Gomes |first1=Luedja Carla Vidal Monteiro |last2=de Santana |first2=Vanessa Lira |last3=de Farias |first3=Leonardo Alves |last4=de Souza |first4=Almir Pereira |title=Swimming Puppy Syndrome in Cats |journal=Acta Scientiae Veterinariae |volume=43 |issue=Suppl 1 |page=109 |url=http://www.ufrgs.br/actavet/43-suple-1/CR_109.pdf }}
* {{cite book |doi=10.1002/9781118487181.ch37 |chapter=Chest Wall Disease: Pectus Excavatum |title=Small Animal Surgical Emergencies |year=2015 |last1=Adamovich-Rippe |first1=Krista N. |last2=Culp |first2=William T. N. |pages=355–361 |isbn=978-1-118-48718-1 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V-nNCgAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA355 }}
* {{cite journal |last1=Souza |first1=Claudia Luvian |last2=Baia |first2=Giovanna Oliveira |last3=Rezende |first3=Bianca Costa |last4=Jaworski |first4=Lorena Tavares de Brito Nery |last5=Prass |first5=Daniela |last6=Néspoli |first6=Pedro Eduardo Brandini |last7=De Almeida |first7=Arleana Do Bom Parto Ferreira |last8=Sousa |first8=Valéria Régia Franco |title=Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum in dogs |journal=Acta Scientiae Veterinariae |date=22 December 2020 |volume=48 |doi=10.22456/1679-9216.104167 |s2cid=236848927 |doi-access=free }}

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