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"The Vizsla will fill your heart and challenge your mind"  Myositis     Autoimmune conditions are present in many breeds of dog the Vizsla is not exempt from them. one condition currently coming to breeders attention is myosotis.   Typical onset is usually is around 9 months to two years of age and frequently there is an acute episode of retching,gagging, choking, dysphagia and hypersalivation.   The initial diagnoses may be megaesphougus this is soon ruled out by x-ray.   Symptoms include- dribbling difficulty swallowing food and water muscle wastage around the skull inability to open the mouth correctly   Research is being carried out and you can view more details on this condition here.   There is a strong pedigree link between some of the dogs who have been diagnosed with this condition so it is believed to be hereditary.     This condition is still under investigation and until a conclusive cause is found all Vizsla breeders bear the risk of potetial producing dogs with this condition, however to date Gunfield Vizslas have never had a case of myositis in any dogs of there breeding or any of the Vizslas sired by their stud dogs we hope this will remain the case, we annually survey our puppy owners for health information on the Vizslas we produce and the results of this are used by ourselves when investigating further breedings .   We believe in keeping in breeding to the minimum to reduce the risk of this type of condition but as with any live animal there is always a small risk. and as the casue of Vizsla myositis is still unknown this may or may not be an effective precaution.