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Border Collie Collapse & Climate


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There are plenty of southern dogs up here in Qld and Qld dogs down south. Its possible, however there are dogs down south who suffer BCC. Ness in SA - it can get quite hot there, although not as humid as Qld. Jemma not only suffered BCC in summer, but also winter and at night. So heat in general, while a contributing factor, not the only factor in my experience when I lived with a dog with it.

Jemma was bred in Qld and did not have a super thick coat. I did find that weight did affect how often and severity of collapses. She needed to remain working dog thin. Her fitness regime consisted of much swimming in the dam.

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I have friends in the Northern hemisphere who's dogs will still have episodes in the middle of winter in the snow. I know from my conversations with some of the vet practices down here its not as uncommon as you might expect. They are certainly aware of more cases of it. I got a similar picture when I was submitting blood for the study when they said I would be surprised at the number of Australian dogs who had submitted samples for affected dogs.

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