Akita Health Section

Link Page
This page was last updated: 2006-08-12
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Here you find links to the breed clubs for Akitas and to interesting sites about health- and breeding related issues. 
The page will be updated frequently, so please come back again. 

If you know of any other sites featuring articles, personal stories, treatments etc. for dogs' health issues, please drop me a note at: lene@moellgaard.dk 

Breed clubs (alphabetic by country):

Austria:
Registrating club: Österreichische Club für Nordische Hunderassen und Schlittenhunde (ÖCNHS) (in Österreichische Kynologisches Verein (ÖKV)): http://www.oecnhs.at/ 
Breed representation club: Akita Inu Section in ÖCNHS: http://akitainu.at 

Denmark:
Registrating club: Dansk Kennel Klub (DKK): http://www.dansk-kennel-klub.dk
Breed representing club: Spidshundeklubben (SPK): http://www.spidshundeklubben.dk
                                    Akita section: http://www.akita.spidshundeklubben.dk/

Finland:
Registrating club: Finnish Kennel Club (FKC): http://www.kennelliitto.fi/ 

France:
Breed representing club: French Club for Spitztype Dogs (CFCN): http://cfcn.free.fr/ 

Germany:
Registrating and breed representing club: Akita Club (AC): www.akita.de
Registrating and breed representing club: Deutsche Club für Nordische Hunde (DCNH): www.dcnh.de

Italy:
Registrating club: Italian Kennel Club (ENCI): http://www.enci.it/ 
Breed representing club: Italian Akita Club (IAC): http://www.canitalia.it/club/akita 

Japan:
Registrating and breed representing club: Japan Kennel Club (JKC): http://www.jkc.or.jp/ 
Registrating and breed representing club: AKIHO: http://www.media-akita.or.jp/akita-inu/akita-inuE.html 

Norway:
Registrating club: Norsk Kennel Klub (NKK): http://www.nkk.no 
Breed representing club: Norsk Akita Klubben (NAK): www.akita.no

Sweden:
Registrating club: Svensk Kennel Klub (SKK): http://www.skk.se 
Breed representing club: Akita Inu Sällskabet (AIS): http://akita.has.it 

USA:
Registrating club: American Kennel Club (AKC): http://www.akc.org 
Breed representing club: American Akita Club (AAC): http://www.akitaclub.org/ 
Breed representing club (Japanese Akita type): Japanese Akita Club of America (JACA): http://akita-inu.com/
Registrating and breed representing club (Japanese Akita type): LA Branch Akiho (LABA): http://www.akihola.com/ 

Health and breeding related issues (alphabetic order):

Auto Immune Diseases:

Allergies:

Bloat:

Cancer:

Cataract:

Cryptorchism:

Ectropion:

Elbow dysplasia:

Entropion:

Epilepsy:

Fading puppy syndrome:

Genetic in general:
Here you find a list of links covering different aspects of genetic issues including the basic rules of heredity. Even though some of the sites cover specific genetic subjects they provide information of general interest.
 

Health issues in general:
-    The American Akita Club's (ACA) homepage's health section with information on some of the illnesses found in
     the Akita breed: http://www.akitaclub.org/web/health/health.html 
-    More interesting articles on health issues (English): http://www.barkbytes.com/medical/mdindx.htm 
-    Explanations to dog health issues (English): http://www.vetinfo.com/ 
-    About inherited diseases in the Akita breed: http://www.inu.com/genetics1.htm 

Hip Dysplasia:

Monorchism:

Other issues:
-    More about skin diseases: http://www.skinvet.com/diseasesearchresults.asp 

Pemphigus: 

Progressive Retinal Atrophy:

Sebaceous Adenitis:
-    The Rampak therapy in English: Sebaceous Adenitis
-    About SA, and the "Michael Rampak therapy". Lots of photos, stories about SA dogs and links to other sites. The
     website is in German, but with links to other sites in English:  http://www.sebadenitis.de/
-    American site about treatment of the American Akita "Taka" for his SA, in English:
     http://www.akita-friends.com/special/SA/story.htm
-    Sebaceous Adenitis Survey Result by Jenny Drastura: http://webpages.marshall.edu/~drastura/results.html

Thyroid: 

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome:
-    VKH case study: http://www.trigene.com.tw/dermato/vkh.htm

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