QUESTIONS

1. What is a congenital defect?
2. What is a hereditary defect?
3. Give 4 examples of congenital defects.
4. Give 4 examples of hereditary defects.
5. List 4 conditions which may be both congenital and hereditary.
6. Give an example of a breed of dog that is predisposed to entropion?
7. Give an example of a defect which may be both congenital and hereditary.
8. List 4 breeds of dog predisposed to hip dysplasia.
9. Name the organisations that run a screening programme to help reduce the risk of breeding from dogs affected with hip dysplasia.
10. How frequently should a breeding bitch be examined under the BVA eye scheme?
11. Give 2 examples of hereditary defects commonly seen in Border collies.
12. State the breed of dog predisposed to entropion, PRA and familial nephropathy.
13. In addition to genetic predisposition, what other factors may result in congenital deformities?
14. Which cat breed is predisposed to spina bifida?
15. Which cat breed is predisposed to hypokalaemia?
16. Which cat breed is predisposed to spasticity?