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	<title>The Way of the Akita    秋田 &#187; Akita Health</title>
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		<title>Dog Travel &#8211; Keep Your Akita Cool!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dog Friendly Vacations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Akita&#8217;s (just like any other dog for that matter) don&#8217;t release body heat as effectively as humans do. Dogs are therefore much more susceptible to hot temperatures. My Akita dog Kensho likes to sunbathe but he has always access to shade and fresh water. He has a choice. Dogs in a car don&#8217;t have that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bloat in Dogs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 16:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kensho - My Akita Dog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Once or twice a day my Akita Kensho has his crazy 5 minutes and today.. finally… I had the camera within reach. The routine is the same every morning: we go for a 30 – 45 minute walk, I pick up the newspaper en we return home. He plays with a fluffy toy or ball [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lifespan and Causes of Death for Akitas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Akitas have a median lifespan of about 10 years, which is similar to other breeds of their size. In a 2004 UK Kennel Club survey, the most common causes of death were: Cancer (32%) Cardiac (14%) Gastrointestinal, including bloat/torsion (14%) In a 2000-2001 USA/Canada Health Survey, the most common causes of death were: Cancer (21%) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Akita Morbidity &#8211; Bloat</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Akita Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Akita Morbitidy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bloat]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bloat is a medical condition in which the stomach becomes overstretched by excessive gas content. It is also commonly referred to as torsion, gastric torsion, and gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV) when the stomach is also twisted. When you suspect your dog suffers from bloat you IMMEDIATELY need to go to the vet. It doesn&#8217;t matter what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sebaceous Adenitis in Akitas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Akita Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akita Skin Disease]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sebaceous Adenitis (SA) is a hereditary autoimmune skin disease whose mode of inheritance is believed to be simple autosomal recessive, requiring a single Defective gene from both sire and dam. SA is not sex linked. A genetic disease of this type cannot be cured, but can be treated and most definitely can be bred away [...]]]></description>
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