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2007 ECSCA Health Survey |
Zoomerang Survey Results 2007 ECSCA Health Survey Response Status: Completes and Partials Filter: No filter applied Feb 17, 2007 7:24 PM PST Once again it is time to conduct our four-year survey of health in the English Cocker Spaniel. There are many reasons a survey benefits our breed. Here are just a few: 1). It's an opportunity for breeders and owners to share information and provide a comparison of their animals' health concerns with others. 2). It serves as a means for documenting common health problems for our breed. 3). It provides a foundation for measuring our future needs and where to focus our concerns. 4). The results can provide a forum for discussion of health concerns within our breed. This survey will have a cut-off date of February 14, 2007. After this date no responses will be accepted. All respondant email addresses will be stripped from the information so the results will remain confidential. As you will see, we've moved into the 21st century and are trying our first online survey. We hope that you will find this approach user friendly and not as time consuming. Please take a few minutes to respond to all the questions. Once you've completed the survey all you have to do is hit send! Each email address will have two opportunities to take the survey. This option was chosen because once the survey is opened whether it's completed or not it is recognized as being completed; therefore, please complete the survey once you open it and hit send immediately. Only one survey should be submitted per household. Once you start the survey you must complete it. You can't 'save' it and go back to it later. Should you have an interruption and loose the opportunity to finish the survey you'll have that 'second chance' opportunity. DIRECTIONS: Check the appropriate answer and/or use the drop down box to respond. Once you respond and move to the next page you can't go backwards in the survey to change a response. If the question doesn't apply to you skip it and go on to the next. All responses are anonymous. There are 29 multiple choice questions and 56 yes/no questions. The questions are in short sentence form. Completion time should be approximately 15 minutes or less. GENERAL INFORMATION 1. In the last four years I have owned____English Cockers. One -three 126 33% Three-five 105 27% Five-eight 81 21% 8-12+ 72 19% None 2 1% 2. I own _____English Cockers. Parti-colored 320 83% Solid colored 103 27% Hybrid 46 12% 3. If you own both parti-colored and solid English Cockers , do you cross-color breed? Yes 42 21% No 158 79% Total 200 100% 4. I am a breeder. Yes 252 66% No 132 34% Total 384 100% 5. How many English Cocker litters have you had during the past FOUR years? One-two 129 50% Three-four 54 21% Four-five 30 12% Five-six 31 12% 6+ 15 6% 6. I show in performance events such as agility, rally, and obedience. Yes 159 42% No 216 58% Total 375 100% 7. I show in conformation events. Yes 328 86% No 55 14% Total 383 100% 8. I hunt with my English Cockers and/or I show in field events. Yes 82 22% No 285 78% Total 367 100% 9. How would you rate the overall health of your dogs? Poor 1 0% Fair 9 2% Good 126 33% Excellent 251 65% 10. Do you feed a commercial diet? Yes 343 91% No 35 9% Total 378 100% 11. Do you feed a raw/natural diet? Yes 82 22% No 289 78% Total 371 100% 12. What is the average life span of your dogs? Less than five years old 7 2% Greater than five years old, but less than age 10 12 4% Greater than 10, but less than 12 62 19% Greater than 12, but less than 15 232 69% Over age 15 31 9% REPRODUCTION-MALE 13. Male-pseudohermaphrodism? Yes 5 2% No 299 98% Total 304 100% 14. Lack of Libido? Yes 15 5% No 299 95% Total 314 100% 15. Testicular atrophy? Yes 11 3% No 308 97% Total 319 100% REPRODUCTION-FEMALE 16. Chronic false pregnancies? Yes 17 6% No 289 94% Total 306 100% 17. Difficulty whelping? Yes 18 6% No 278 94% Total 296 100% 18. Female-pseudohermanphrodism? Yes 5 2% No 277 98% Total 282 100% 19. Insufficient milk? Yes 12 4% No 281 96% Total 293 100% 20. Irregular heatcycles? Yes 57 19% No 245 81% Total 302 100% 21. Poor mothering instinct? Yes 14 5% No 278 95% Total 292 100% 22. Pyometra? Yes 29 10% No 263 90% Total 292 100% 23. Average litter size? 2-Jan 10 4% 4-Mar 61 23% 5-Apr 125 46% Over 5 75 28% PUPPY PROBLEMS 24. Cleft palate? Yes 36 12% No 254 88% Total 290 100% 25. Incomplete abdominal closure? Yes 9 3% No 281 97% Total 290 100% 26. Inguinal hernia? Yes 31 11% No 259 89% Total 290 100% 27. Swimmers? Yes 30 10% No 261 90% Total 291 100% ENDOCRINE-IMMUNE MEDIATED 28. Addison's Disease? Yes 7 2% No 323 98% Total 330 100% ENDOCRINE-IMMUNE MEDIATED continued 29. If you answered YES to #28 please answer the following questions: Onset age 5-10+ yrs.old? 5 38% Male 3 23% Female 7 54% Parti-colored 10 77% Solid 2 15% 30. Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia? Yes 34 10% No 296 90% Total 330 100% 31. If you answered YES to #30 please answer the following questions: Onset age 5-10+ yrs.old? 24 69% Male 14 40% Female 22 63% Parti 26 74% Solid 4 11% 32. Cushings Disease? Yes 5 1% No 331 99% Total 336 100% 33. If you answered YES to #32 please answer the following questions: Onset age 5-10+ yrs. old? 3 50% Male 2 33% Female 3 50% Parti 4 67% Solid 0 0% 34. Diabetes mellitus? Yes 10 3% No 327 97% Total 337 100% 35. If you answered YES to #34 please answer the following questions: Onset age 5-10+ yrs old? 10 91% Male 6 55% Female 5 45% Parti 7 64% Solid 4 36% 36. Diabetes insipitus? Yes 1 0% No 335 100% Total 336 100% 37. If you answered YES to #36 please answer the following questions: Onset age < 6 months-2 yrs.? 1 50% Male 1 50% Female 0 0% Parti 2 100% Solid 0 0% 38. Hypothyroidism? Yes 68 20% No 273 80% Total 341 100% 39. If you answered YES to #38 what was the age of onset? Under age 3 14 20% Age 3-5 20 29% Age 6-10 29 42% Over age 10 8 12% 40. Liver Disease? Yes 15 4% No 326 96% Total 341 100% 41. Pancreatic insufficiency? Yes 6 2% No 333 98% Total 339 100% 42. If you answered YES to #41 please answer the following questions: Onset age under age 5 1 17% Onset age over age 5 5 83% Male 2 33% Female 4 67% Parti 5 83% Solid 1 17% 43. Polyarthritis? Yes 14 4% No 326 96% Total 340 100% 44. If you answered YES to #43 what was the dogs age? Under age 5 5 36% Over age 5 9 64% 45. Sebaceous Adentitis? Yes 4 1% No 331 99% Total 335 100% 46. If you answered YES to #45 please answer the following: Onset age under age 3 0 0% Onset age over age 3 4 100% Male 1 25% Female 3 75% Parti 4 100% Solid 0 0% 47. Thrombocytopenia? Yes 16 5% No 320 95% Total 336 100% 48. If you answered YES to #47 please answer the following: Onset age under age 5 5 31% Onset age over age 5 10 62% Male 6 38% Female 10 62% Parti 16 100% Solid 0 0% 49. Masticular myositis? Yes 7 2% No 327 98% Total 334 100% 50. If you answered YES to #49 please answer the following: Onset age under age 2 2 29% Onset age over age 2 but under age 5 1 14% Onset age over age 5 4 57% Male 2 29% Female 5 71% Parti 4 57% Solid 2 29% OCULAR 51. Do you have your dogs eyes examined annually by an ACVO? Yes 195 54% No 165 46% Total 360 100% 52. Do you OptiGen test your dogs? Yes 265 73% No 96 27% Total 361 100% 53. Do you own a dog that OptiGen tested as AFFECTED, but is ACVO clinically clear at 10 YEARS OLD OR OLDER? Yes 24 8% No 294 92% Total 318 100% 54. If you answered YES to #53 is the dog solid or parti colored? Parti-colored 15 60% Solid 6 24% Hybrid 4 16% Total 25 100% 55. Have you experienced any of the following concerns in your dogs? Check all that apply. PPM 51 33% Juvenile Cataracts 13 8% Distichias 66 43% Ectropian 9 6% Entropian 32 21% Cherry Eye 19 12% Glaucoma 23 15% Lens Luxation 7 5% Retinal Dysplasia 5 3% PRCD 49 32% GASTROENTEROLOGY 56. Bloat? Yes 7 2% No 351 98% Total 358 100% 57. Esophageal achalasia? Yes 5 1% No 349 99% Total 354 100% 58. Megaesophagus? Yes 11 3% No 344 97% Total 355 100% 59. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)? Yes 22 6% No 335 94% Total 357 100% NEUROLOGY 60. Do any of your dogs suffer from a seizure disorder? Yes 39 11% No 322 89% Total 361 100% 61. If you answered YES to #60, what was the... Under age 4 22 55% Over age 4 15 38% Male 18 45% Female 18 45% Parti 33 82% Solid 4 10% TEMPERAMENT 62. Aggression toward other dogs? Yes 89 24% No 278 76% Total 367 100% 63. Aggression toward children or adults? Yes 21 6% No 345 94% Total 366 100% 64. If you answered YES to #63 what color was the dog? Parti-colored 13 50% Solid colored 13 50% Total 26 100% 65. Shyness? Yes 105 29% No 256 71% Total 361 100% TEETH/MOUTH 66. Lingual mandibular puppy canines? Yes 42 12% No 309 88% Total 351 100% 67. Missing permanent teeth? Yes 7 2% No 353 98% Total 360 100% 68. Extra permanent teeth? Yes 34 9% No 326 91% Total 360 100% 69. Frequent lip fold infections? Yes 74 20% No 288 80% Total 362 100% URINARY TRACT 70. Bladder disease? Yes 26 7% No 338 93% Total 364 100% 71. Kidney Disease? FN 8 17% Mid-life 5 10% Old age 32 67% Parti 25 52% Solid 6 12% CARDIOVASCULAR 72. Cardiomyopathy? Yes 13 4% NO 282 93% Male 12 4% Female 10 3% Parti 14 5% Solid 8 3% 73. Have you had any of the following? Patent ductus arterious (PDA) 4 3% Tetralogy of fallot 0 0% Pulmonary stenosis 1 1% Subaortic stenosis (SAS) 2 1% N/A 144 95% BONES/JOINTS 74. Patella Luxation? Yes 39 11% No 319 89% Total 358 100% 75. Short toe/s? Yes 61 17% No 299 83% Total 360 100% DERMATOLOGY 76. Allergies? Yes 96 27% No 264 73% Total 360 100% 77. Demodex? Yes 16 4% No 341 96% Total 357 100% EARS 78. Congenital deafness? Yes 60 17% No 298 83% Total 358 100% 79. Chronic ear infections? Yes 92 26% No 266 74% Total 358 100% RESPONDENT IDEAS 80. Do you think it is important for the ECSCA to maintain a special account for health research? Yes 353 97% No 11 3% Total 364 100% 81. How important are health concerns to you? Very important 347 95% Somewhat important 18 5% Of little concern 1 0% Total 366 100% 82. Now that we have a mutation based DNA test for prcd and FN, what health concern would you like the ECSCA to focus on next? Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia/Autoimmunity research 161 47% Cancer research 119 35% Seizure research 76 22% Congenital deafness research 82 24% Cardiac research 55 16% Hip Dysplasia research 38 11% 83. Rate your overall satisfaction with our survey. Excellent 243 67% Average 114 31% Not Satisfactory 8 2% Total 365 100% 84. Are you a member of the ECSCA? Yes 345 95% No 18 5% Total 363 100% 85. How many times did you attempt to take this survey? One time 350 96% Twice 15 4% Total 365 100% |
