The Great Pyrenees Club of America welcomes you to our Health Website.

This site is designed to help bring current information to GPCA Members, owners of Great Pyrenees, and to those who wish to learn more about Great Pyrenees.   

To help you "navigate" and understand the make-up of this site please click here

Our Special Gratitude to Our "Donors"

On behalf of the GPCA Health Committee we acknowledge our members and friends who have been so generous in their donations.   We have dedicated a Section to express our gratitude in assisting us in maintaining the Health of our beloved Breed

Special Announcements

04/2008 - 2 pyrs assist their owner in a cross country trek to raise awareness and funds towards a cure for cancer. From Austin to Boston!

Check their website : http//www.2dogs2000miles.org
 

02/2008 - FDA Investigation Leads to Several Indictments for Importing Contaminated Ingredients Used in Pet Food

for the full report www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01792.html

 
01/2008 - AKC/CHF Discoveries Issue 24 Newsletter: Continuation of the article Canine Hemangiosarcoma - the Road from Despair to Hope (PDF)
 
01/2008 - AKC/CHF - Request for Samples - Allergy Vaccines - please click here
 
12/2007 - 2007 GPCA Health Recognition Awards Posted
 
11/2007 - GPCA announces participation in the OFA Champions for Health Program - please click here
 

11/2007 - 2008 GPCA National Health Events Schedule  

2008 GPCA National Specialty Clinic - Patella Screening
 
9/2007 - AKC / CHF Alert

Broad Institute Call for Samples - Please click on link for more information  Read more about this call for samples here.

 

9/2007 - New Artwork by Cindy Alvarado-Yearly and our New Items in our Store! 

 
9/2007 - FDA Food Enforce - Food Recall Info
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/Enforce.html
8/2007 -   CHF - Call for Participation!  All Breeds
*Studying heart function in dogs with lymphoma
*Recruitment of Epileptic Dogs for Seizure Drug Study Continues  *Dogs with Oral Melanoma
7/2007 -  Physical Rehabilitation Following CCl Repair

Jody Chiquoine R.N., M.S.N., F.N.P.,CCRT

Certified Canine Rehabilitation Therapist

7/2007 - Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia in Great Pyrenees

              Submitted by:   Dr. Mary K. Boudreaux, DVM, PhD