CONGENITAL DEFECTS – A WOLF’S WOLF, WHEN AND WHY (part 3)

SHORT EXTRACTS FROM DISEASE HISTORY

A few years ago, one member of the Kennel Club of the Ohio State received a small litter of puppies with cleft palates. One puppy had a cleft palate, the other had a cleft palate and cleft lip, while the third had all internal organs outside the chest and abdomen. This is an example of how a midline closure defect can manifest on the abdominal part. All puppies in the litter died. Continue reading →