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Microtia is a congenital deformity where the auricle (external ear) is underdeveloped. A completely undeveloped auricle is referred to as anotia. Because microtia and anotia have the same origin, it can be referred to as microtia-anotia. [1] Microtia can be unilateral (one side only) or bilateral (affecting both sides).
Grades 1 to 5 were isolated agnathia with no neurological defects. Grades 6 to 9 featured severe holoprosencephaly. Grades 10 to 12 featured aprosopus (absence of the face and most of the head) with absence of the prosencephalon and mesencephalon. One human case corresponding to a high Wright grade has been reported in modern history [broken ...
"20% to 40% of children with microtia/anotia will have additional defects that could suggest a syndrome." [1] Treacher-Collins syndrome: (TCS) A congenital disorder caused by a defective protein known as treacle, and is characterized by craniofacial deformities; malformed or absent ears are also seen in this syndrome. The effects may be mild ...
Details of structures vary tremendously from breed to breed, more than in any other animal species, wild or domesticated, [1] as dogs are highly variable in height and weight. The smallest known adult dog was a Yorkshire Terrier that stood only 6.3 cm (2.5 in) at the shoulder, 9.5 cm (3.7 in) in length along the head and body, and weighed only ...
Pyometra or pyometritis is a uterine infection. Though it is most commonly known as a disease of the unaltered female dog, it is also a notable human disease. It is also seen in female cattle, horses, goats, sheep, swine, cats, rabbits, hamsters, ferrets, rats and guinea pigs.
Dodger Dog Meets Shea: Volume 3 (Adventures of Dodger Dog) Karen Gee, Kim Wymer The main character, Dodger, meets Holly, a Deaf dog and they learn to communicate. 2016 The Sound of All Things: Myron Uhlberg, Ted Papoulas The book is written from the perspective of one of the hearing children of Deaf parents who use ASL to communicate.
The disease is more common in female toy dogs of young and middle age. Facial nerve paralysis * is most commonly caused in dogs by trauma, otitis media , or as an idiopathic condition. Signs include an inability to blink, drooping of the ear, and drooping of the lips on the affected side, although in chronic conditions fibrosis occurs and the ...
International Kennel Club classifications vary; by the VDH and FCI it is placed in "Group 2, Section 1: Pinschers and Schnauzers", with "Nr. 183" in "Section 1.2" dedicated to the Miniature Schnauzer breed, [15] the KC, ANKC and NZKC include it in the Utility Group, while by the AKC, UKC and CKC the Miniature Schnauzer is classed in the Terrier ...