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Originally Posted by JeanieK  Congenital means present at birth, but is not necessarily herditary. Could be cause by something that happened with the mother during pregnancy. |
People are posting lots of scientific links, but until someone actually reads and COMPREHENDS what the link is saying, it doesn't do any good.
My quote was directly from a link Pinehaven post number 368 to support her claim that the
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Originally Posted by Pinehaven From what I've read, dogs that go deaf as a result of the extreme piebald gene, normally loose their hearing within the first few weeks of life, it's not something that may happen 5 or 10 years down the road with a dog (at least where the parti gene is concerned). . . .
Congenital (present at birth) - Genetic (hereditary)
Congenital (present at birth) - Acquired (for example, dam exposed to toxic drug)
Otitis (inflammation) through bacteria or fungal infections in Inner or Outer Ear
Injury by accident or foreign body invasion
Old age (Presbycusis)
Drug Toxicity including General Anaesthesia
Noise Trauma . . .
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I wasn't defining the word congenital and describing the differences between acquired and genetic. I was explaining that something could be congenital and genetic and while the condition would be PRESENT at birth, it does not have to DISPLAY itself at birth.
Here's my direct quote, isn't it plain what I was saying? Why would you feel the need to say there are two types of congenital, clearly we are only referring the genetic kind.
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Originally Posted by Nancy1999 From what I've read, Congenital (present at birth) - Genetic (hereditary) means that the condition is present at birth and it's hereditary, but it does not mean the condition always displays itself at birth. There are two types, piebald, and extreme piebald, and only in the extreme piebald will the condition be displayed at birth. |
Your explaining the difference between two types of congenital, - acquired and genetic leads me to believe you do not have an understanding of what I was trying to say. What this means is that while some puppies would be born deaf, you won't know about others until later, perhaps 5-7 years later.