Westie Health eBook

October, 2007

Welcome to the Westie Health eBook. The purpose of the eBook is to provide Westie owners and veterinarians more detailed information about various health concerns affecting Westies. We are providing this information in an electronic format on our website so that we can add more content covering additional health concerns, as well as updating health concerns listed earlier with more current information.

We started off in January with information on four specific Westie health concerns: Atopic Dermatitis (Atopy); Bladder Cancer (Transitional Cell Carcinoma); Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; and, Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease. We have just added four new topics: CMO (Craniomandibular Osteopathy), Luxating Patella, Addison's disease, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Each year, we expect to add information on approximately four more Westie health concerns.

Most of the information provided should be understandable to the average Westie owner. At the end of each section, more detailed scientific information and references are provided for veterinarians and others seeking more technical and in-depth information.

The Westie Health eBook is a project funded by the Westie Foundation and produced by the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM). We welcome any comments or suggestions on how we can improve the quality and/or usefulness of the information provided in the eBook by simply using the Contact Us link.

We sincerely hope that you will find the information in our Westie Health eBook useful, helpful and informative.

Westie Health eBook, Oct 2007 (.pdf, 2MB)

Contents of the Westie Health eBook:
(The following sections are predefined as Bookmarks within the eBook)

Overview Diet and Environment Topic #1: Atopic Dermatitis Topic #2: Bladder Cancer (Transitional Cell Carcinoma) Topic #3: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Topic #4: Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Topic #5: CMO (Craniomandibular Osteopathy) Topic #6: Luxating Patella Topic #7: Addison's Disease Topic #8: IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) The Westie E-Book Team

In order to view the above eBook, you will need Adobe® Reader® — free software for viewing and printing Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files.