Assertion: cocker spaniel | /r/HasProperty | predisposed
Facets:
value: to otitis externa
type: OTHER
value: to hypothyroidism
type: OTHER
value: to both causes of dwarfism
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: The Cocker Spaniel is predisposed to both causes of dwarfism which can lead to growth abnormalities and severe health issues.
text: Cocker spaniels are predisposed to otitis externa (Fraser et al 1961, Fraser 1965, Rycroft and Sabam 1977, Scott et al 1995, Cristina and Degi 2007, Saridomichelakis et al 2007, Nuttall et al 2009) but as far as we aware, data on the proportion of individuals that develop the disease is unknown.
text: Susceptibility to these conditions may be inherited and Cocker spaniels are known to be predisposed to two important primary causes of otitis externa – atopy (Saridomichelakis et al 1999, Nuttall et al 2009) and primary seborrhoea (Kwochka and Rademakers 1989).
text: Older Cocker spaniels are also predisposed to hypothyroidism, which is an additional primary factor (Milne and Hayes 1981).
text: Cocker spaniels are predisposed to Pseudomonas otitis externa (Fraser 1961, Grono and Frost 1969).
text: It has been suggested that cocker spaniels are also predisposed to parasitic otitis externa caused by the ear mite Otodectes cyanotis (Cristina and Degi 2007), but this may not be a significant factor in the development of chronic otitis externa in many cases.
text: Cocker spaniels are predisposed to otitis externa (Fraser et al 1961, Fraser 1965, Rycroft and Sabam 1977, Scott et al 1995, Cristina and Degi 2007, Saridomichelakis et al 2007, Nuttall et al 2009) but we are unaware of data on the proportion of individuals that develop the disease.