Dr. Berge Minassian, Chief of Pediatric Neurology at the University of Texas Southwestern, has been working for 20 years with colleagues to understand the gene mutation that causes Lafora disease and to develop a potential therapy. Dr. Minassian is looking for Basset Hounds and other breeds of dogs affected by Lafora for participation in an… Read more »
January 2024 BHCA Update
January 20th, 2024A monthly update of news for members of the Basset Hound Club of America. This month: Nationals 2024 and beyond, treatments for Lafora disease and special Tally-Ho advertising rates.
Lafora video presentation on October 13
October 6th, 2023On Friday, October 13th, at 11:00 am Pacific/2:00 pm Eastern, via ZOOM, Dr. Matthew Gentry will update us on work to find a treatment for Lafora in humans. Some of this work may involve testing drugs in large mammals, including dogs. We are following his work in the event that experimental treatment opportunities become available… Read more »
Coronavirus COVID-19: Impacts on Dogs
March 14th, 2020The novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus is affecting our lives in many ways. We encourage everyone to follow local, state and federal mandates to help mitigate the impact of this disease. Please consult the US Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization web sites for the latest information on the… Read more »
Donate to help Basset Hounds via BHCA website
May 25th, 2019We’ve now made it possible to process donations to the BHCA Foundation (which supports education, health research and rescue), the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation’s Basset Hound Donor Advised Fund (for health research) and the American Kennel Club’s Political Action Committee (used for campaign contributions to help elect dog-friendly legislators in Congress and state… Read more »
Glaucoma seminar now online
October 13th, 2018The seminar on glaucoma held during the 2018 BHCA Nationals is now available for viewing as an online video. The video has been posted to the BHCA Facebook page can be viewed directly by clicking on the following link (if the video doesn’t play on the page you’re currently visiting): https://www.facebook.com/BassetHoundClubOfAmerica/videos/273933969907271 The video lasts 1… Read more »
Diabetes health survey for University of Pennsylvania study
September 1st, 2018Dr. Stephen Cai and Dr. Rebecka Hess of the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School are conducting a research study on diabetes in dogs, and they are asking all dog owners to complete a short survey, regardless of whether any of their dogs has diabetes. The survey takes only five minutes to complete. Click here to… Read more »