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Breed Predisposition to Disease and Congenital Conditions
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


A

Affenpinscher

  • Anasarca
    • "Walrus" or "Rubber" puppies
  • Cleft Palate
    • Median fissures due to non-closure of bones.
    • Environmental and/or genetic factors may be involved
  • Cushing's disease
    • Hyperadrenalcorticism
  • Elongated Soft Palate
  • Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
    • Dry eye
    • Decreased tear production
  • Legg-Perthes disease
    • Avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
  • Oligodontia
    • Missing teeth
  • Patella luxation
    • Medial or lateral
    • Most common are medial, accompanied by tibial rotation on the long axis, bending of the distal end of the femoral shaft and shallow femoral trochlea.
    • Lameness at 4-6 months of age
    • Proposed are recessive polygenic and multi-focal inheritance
  • Patent ductus arteriosus
    • Persistence and non-closure of ductus arteriosus between aorta and pulmonary artery with left to right shunt

Afghan Hound

  • Cataract, bilateral
    • Recessive gene
    • Juvenile cataract
  • Corneal dysplasia
  • Corneal dystrophy
  • Elbow joint malformation
    • Bilateral malformation of articular surfaces of proximal radius and ulna
  • Eversion of the third eyelid
  • Glaucoma
    • Iridocorneal angle abnormality
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Necrotizing myelopathy
    • Recessive gene
  • Oversize palpebral fissure
  • Persistent pupillary membrane
  • Susceptible to hepatitis
    • Blue eye from older forms of MLV-Hepatitis vaccine

Airedale Terrier

  • Adult-onset Demodicosis
  • Atopy
  • Cerebellar hypoplasia
    • Ataxia and hypermetria at about 12 weeks of age
  • Colonic diseases
    • Sometimes intermittent with mucous
  • Corneal dystrophy
  • Distichiasis
  • Entropion
  • Follicular dysplasia, flank
  • Lymphoma
    • Cancer of the lymph system
  • Pancreatic carcinoma
  • Primary hypothyroidism
  • Trembling of hindquarters
    • Seen in animals over 6 months
  • Umbilical hernia
    • Protrusion of abdominal contents through umbilicus

Akita

  • Corneal dystrophy
  • Deafness
  • Elbow dysplasia
  • Entropion
    • Inward rolling of the eyelids
  • Harada's disease
    • Anterior uveitis
    • Dermatitis
    • CNS involvement
  • Hip dysplasia
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Juvenile onset polyarthritis
    • Incapacitating pain
    • Fever
    • Cyclical occurrence
  • Pemphigus foliaceous
    • Auto-immune disease
    • Scaling
    • Crusting
    • Alopecia
    • Footpad lesions
  • Progressive retinal atrophy
    • Dilated pupils react sluggishly to stimuli
    • Night blindness progressing to blindness
    • Atrophy of retinal vessels
    • Increased reflectivity of tapetum lucidum
  • Sebaceous adenitis
  • Umbilical hernias
    • Protrusion of abdominal contents through umbilicus
  • Uveodermatologic Syndrome

Alaskan Malamute

  • Anemia in conjunction with chondrodysplasia
    • Macrocytic anemia
    • Associated with hereditary dwarfism
  • Chondrodysplasia with coexisting anemia
    • Stunted forelegs
    • Lateral deviation of paw
    • Carpal enlargement
    • Lateral bowing of forelegs
    • Topline sloping forward
  • Corneal dystrophy
    • Deposition of calcium and cholesterol crystals in the cornea
  • Dwarfism
  • Factor VII deficiency
    • Recessive gene
    • No clinical symptoms
  • Hemeralopia
  • Hemophilia A, Factor VIII or AHF deficiency
    • Sex-linked recessive
    • Prolonged bleeding
    • Hemorrhagic episodes
    • Prolonged PTT
    • Reduced AHF
    • Reduced factor VIII
  • Hereditary polyneuropathy
    • Progressive muscle weakness
  • Hip dysplasia
  • Recessive Hemeralopia
    • Cannot see in bright light
  • Renal cortical hypoplasia
    • Autosomal recessive gene
    • Polydipsia
    • Polyuria
  • Zinc-responsive dermatosis

American Foxhound

  • Deafness
  • Microphthalmia
    • Small eyes
    • Result of homozygous merle to merle mating
  • Osteochondrosis of the spine
    • Runners: unable to gallop properly
  • Thrombocytopathy
    • Moderate to severe bleeding diathesis
    • Glanzmann's disease

American Staffordshire Terrier

  • Cataract, bilateral
    • Juvenile cataract
  • Clefts of lip and palate
    • Median fissures due to non-closure of bones
    • Environmental and/or genetic factors may be involved.
  • Cutaneous mast cell tumors
  • Deafness
  • False Pregnancy
  • Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous

American Water Spaniel

  • Hermaphroditism
    • Ovarian and testicular tissues as separate gonads or ovotestes
    • External genitalia may be immature or intermediate

Australian Cattle Dog

  • Congenital portosystemic encephalopathy
  • Deafness
  • Eczema
  • Lysosomal storage disease
  • Progressive Retinal atrophy -- simple recessive -- testing available from Optigen www.optigen.com

Australian Shepherd

  • Cataracts
  • Cleft palate
    • Median fissures due to non-closure of bones
    • Environmental and/or genetic factors may be involved
  • Collie eye anomaly
    • Autosomal recessive
  • Dwarfism
  • Epilepsy
  • Hereditary deafness
    • Associated with merle and piebald genes
  • Hip dysplasia
  • Micropthalmia
    • Small eyes
  • Multiple ocular colobomas
    • Inherited syndrome
  • Multiple Drug Sensitivity
    • Occurs in 25.9 % of miniature Australian Shepherds, smaller persent of Australian Shepherds.
    • MDR1 gene
    • Problme drugs:  Ivermectin, Loperamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, Vinblastine, Cyclosporin, Digoxin, Acepromazine, Butorphanol
    • Potential Problem Drugs: Ondansetron, Domperidone, Paclitaxel, Mitoxantrone, Etoposide, Rifampicin, Quinidine, Morphine
    • Test available: http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-VCPL/test.asp
  • Nasal solar dermatitis
  • Persistent pupillary membrane
  • Progressive retinal atrophy
    • Dilated pupils sluggishly react to stimuli
    • Night blindness progressing to blindness
    • Atrophy of retinal vessels
    • Increased reflectivity of tapetum lucidum
  • Retinal detachment
  • Retinal dysplasia
  • Scleral ectasia
  • Spina bifida
    • Nonclosure of the spinal canal
  • Umbilical hernia
    • Protrusion of abdominal contents through umbilicus

Australian Terrier

  • Diabetes mellitus
    • Inadequate production of insulin by the pancreatic islet cells
    • Excessive thirst
    • Excessive urination
    • Wasting of body mass
  • Legg-Perthes disease
    • Avascular necrosis of the femoral head

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B

Basenji

  • Coliform enteritis
    • Genetic and behavioral factors
  • Coloboma of optic disc
  • Corneal leukomas
  • Fanconi syndrome
  • Hip dysplasia
  • Hypertrophic gastritis
  • Immunoproliferative enteropathy
  • Inguinal hernia
    • Considered high risk in this breed
    • Hereditary factors not determined
    • Defective formation of linea alba causing protrusion of abdominal contents through inguinal canal
    • usually disappears by 12 weeks of age
  • Intestinal malabsorption
  • Lymphangiectasia
  • Lymphocytic/plasmocytic enteritis
  • Persistent pupillary membrane
    • Autosomal dominant
  • Progressive Retinal Atrophy
  • Pyruvate kinase deficiency
    • shortened red blood cell life span
  • Renal tubular dysfunction
  • Umbilical hernia

Basset Hound

  • Achondroplasia
    • Foreleg lameness due to unusual anatomy
  • Anomaly of third cervical vertebrae
    • Deformed vertebral body resulting in pressure necrosis of overlying cord
    • in coordination from birth to six months of age
  • Atopy
  • Ectropion
    • Outward rolled eyelids
  • Entropion
    • Inward rolled eyelids.
  • Gastric torsion
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Inguinal hernia
    • A condition considered high risk in this breed
    • Hereditary factors not determined
    • Defective formation of linea alba causing protrusion of abdominal contents through inguinal canal
  • Interdigital inclusion cysts
  • Lafara's disease
    • Seizures
    • retarded growth
    • susceptibility to viral and bacterial infections
  • Malasezia dermatitis
  • Osteochondritis dissecans
    • Defect or necrosis of articular cartilage in shoulder causing distinct favoring of affected limb
  • Osteodystrophy
    • Radial carpal joints
  • Otitis externa
  • Oversized palpebral fissure
  • Patella luxation
    • Proposed recessive polygenic and multi-focal inheritance
    • Medial or lateral
    • Most common are medial
    • Tiibial rotation on the long axis
    • Bending of the distal end of the femoral shaft
    • Shallow femoral trochlea
    • Lameness at 4-6 months of age.
  • Persistent pupillary membrane
  • Platelet disorder
    • Mild to moderately severe bleeding
    • Prolonged bleeding time
    • Abnormal platelet aggregation and adhesiveness
    • Poor clot retraction
  • Primary glaucoma
    • Increased intraocular pressure
    • Associated with lens luxation
  • Progressive retinal degeneration
  • Protrusion of the gland of the third eyelid
  • Seborrhea, primary
  • Skin fold intertrigo
  • Torsion of lung

Beagle

  • Amyloidosis
  • Atopic dermatitis
  • Bladder cancer
  • Bracury
    • Short tail
  • Bundle branch block
  • Cataract, unilateral
    • Most commonly seen in the posterior portion of lens of left eye
  • Cataract with microphthalmia
    • Opaque lenses with small eyes associated with retinal folds
  • Chronic hepatitis
  • Clefts of lip and palate
    • Median fissures due to nonclosure of bones.
    • Environmental and/or genetic factors may be involved
  • Deafness
  • Demodicosis
  • Distemper
    • Hereditary predisposition
  • Ectasia syndrome
    • Excessive tortuosity of retinal vessels
    • Chorioretinal dysplasia
    • Excavation of the optic disc
    • Retinal detachment
    • Intraocular hemorrhage
    • veriform streaks of the funds of young dogs
  • Epilepsy
    • Seen after 1 year of age
    • EEG may detect it at an early age
  • Factor VII deficiency
    • No clinical signs
  • Hemophilia A, Factor VIII or AHF deficiency
    • Prolonged bleeding
    • Hemorrhagic episodes
    • Prolonged PTT
    • Reduced AHF and Factor VIII
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Immunoglobulin A deficiency
  • Intervertebral disc disease
    • Predisposition possibly due to breed conformation and other factors.
  • Lymphocytic thyroiditis
    • Nonprogressive autoimmune disease with no clinical signs of glandular enlargement
    • Spontaneous occurrence
  • Mononephrosis
    • Lethal in homozygous state
    • Cystic degeneration of one kidney
  • Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia
    • In puppies, the hind leg joints sag, causing swaying gait of hindquarters.
    • Radiographically stippling from defective ossification of epiphyseal site with several fine foci of bone
  • Necrotizing panostitis
    • Genetic predisposition
    • Severe inflammation of all the structures of the ear
  • Otocephalic syndrome
    • Low grade characterized by partial agnathia, hydrocephalus, and parietal fontanelles defects.
    • High grade characterized by agenesis of all cranial structures anterior to the medulla.
  • Primary glaucoma
    • Increased intraocular pressure with lens luxation
  • Progressive retinal atrophy
    • Dilated pupils react sluggishly
    • Night blindness
    • Progressing to blindness
    • Atrophy of retinal vessels and increased reflection of tapetum lucidum.
  • Pulmonic stenosis
    • Narrow pulmonary artery at origin
  • Pyruvate kinase deficiency, non spherocytic hemolytic anemia
    • Shortened RBC lifespan
    • Reticulocytosis
    • Splenomegaly
  • Renal hypoplasia
    • Polydypsia
    • Polyuria
  • Umbilical hernias
  • Unilateral kidney aplasia
    1. Absence of one kidney with compensatory hypertrophy of the remaining kidney.

Bearded Collie

  • Colonic disease
  • Epilepsy
  • Fading pigmentation
  • Hip dysplasia
  • Pemphigus foliaceous
  • Persistent pupillary membranes
  • Progressive retinal atrophy
    • Dilated pupils react sluggishly to stimuli.
    • Night blindness progressing to blindness
    • Atrophy of retinal vessels
    • Increased reflectivity of tapetum lucidum
  • Subvalvular aortic stenosis
    • Narrow aorta below its valve

Bedlington Terrier

  • Atresia of lacrimal puncta or canaliculi
  • Copper induced hepatopathy
    • Liver unable to metabolize copper
  • Distichiasis
    • A second, abnormal row of eyelashes
    • A few ingrowing eyelashes
  • Lacrimal duct atresia
    • Congenital absence of openings to lacrimal canal.
  • Renal cortical hypoplasia
    • Suspected of having inherited renal disease
    • Polydipsia
    • Polyuria
  • Retinal dysplasia
    • Jumbled, abnormally formed layers of the retina with detachment
    • Causes blindness

Belgian Malinois

  • Epilepsy
  • Hip dysplasia
    • Deformed coxofemoral joints with clinical signs from none to severe hip lameness
    • Radiographically, there may be shallow acetabulum, flattened femoral head, subluxation , and/or secondary degenerative joint disease.

Belgian Sheepdog

  • Epilepsy
  • Gastric carcinoma
  • Hip dysplasia
    • Deformed coxofemoral joints with clinical signs from none to lameness.
    • Radiographically, there may be shallow acetabulum, subluxation and secondary degenerative joint disease.
  • Neoplasia
  • Vitiligo

Belgian Tervuren

  • Epilepsy
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Pancreatic problems

Berger de Beauce

  • Epidermolysis bullosa

Bernese Mountain Dog

  • Blue eyes are considered a major fault and should not be bred.
  • Cerebellar degeneration.
  • Clefts of lip and palate
    • Median fissures due to non-closure of bones.
    • Environmental and/or genetic factors may be involved.
  • elbow dysplasia
  • Hip dysplasia
    • High incidence
  • Osteochondritis dissecans
    • Saucer shaped necrosis or flap in the posterior central portion of the humeral head
    • Causes distinct favoring of the affected leg.
  • Tremors in head and limbs
    • First noticed at 2-8 weeks
    • May persist through life but become less severe
  • Umbilical hernias
    • Protrusion of abdominal contents through umbilicus.

Bichon Frise

  • Corneal dystrophy
  • Epilepsy
  • Heavy tartar formation
  • Medial luxating patella
  • Pemphigus

Black and Tan Coonhound

  • Bloat
  • Bone growth disturbance
  • Ectropion
    • Outward rolling lids.
  • Entropion
    • Inward rolling eyes.
  • External ear infections, hematoma, and moist dermatitis
  • Malocclusion
  • Uterine inertia

Bloodhound

  • Bloat
  • Bone growth disturbance
  • Ectropion
    • Outward rolling eyelids.
  • Entropion
  • External ear infections, hematoma and moist dermatitis.
  • Malocclusion
  • Redundant forehead skin
  • Uterine inertia.

Border Collie

  • Central progressive retinal atrophy
    • Suggested to be dominant with incomplete penetrance
    • Mottling and increased reflecting of area centralis resulting in loss of vision.
    • Difficulty in seeing stationary objects
    • Sight is best in dim light
    • affecting dogs 3-5 years of age.
  • Ceroid liposuscinosis
    • Behavioral changes
    • Hyperactivity followed by aggression at 16-23 months.
    • Motor abnormalities
    • Blindness
  • Corneal dystrophy
  • Cryptorchidism.
  • Dearness
  • Osteochondritis dissecans
  • Patent ductus arteriosus
    • Persistence and non-closure of ductus arteriosus between aorta and pulmonary artery with left to right shunt.

Border Terrier

  • aortic and carotid body tumors
  • Cataract (bilateral)
  • Congenital ventricular , septal defects.
  • Craniomandibular osteopathy
  • Cryptorchidism
    • Suggested recessive
  • Hemivertebrae
  • Hip dysplasia
  • Mastocytoma  
  • Oligodendroglioma
  • Patellar luxation
  • Primary uterine inertia
    • Noncontraction of uterine muscle with an unobstructed birth canal.
  • Progressive Retinal Atrophy

Borzoi

  • Aspermatogenesis
  • Atopy
  • Bloat
  • Calcinosus circumscripta
  • Hygromas
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Missing teeth are common
  • Retinal dysplasia

Boston Terrier

  • Anasarca
    • Walrus or rubber puppies born with large, edematous bodies and limbs.
    • May be due to dysplasia of the lymphatic system oto multiple heart defects.
  • Aortic and carotid body tumors
  • Atopic dermatitis
  • Cataract (Juvenile)
  • Clefts of lip and palate
    • Median fissures due to nonclosure of bones
    • Environmental and/or genetic factors may be involved.
  • Constipation
  • Corneal dystrophy (endothelial dystrophy)
  • Craniomandibular osteopathy
    • Irregular osseous proliferation of mandible and tympanic bulla.
    • Discomfort from eating
    • Malnutrition may result.
    • Intermittent fever to 104 deg. F
    • Beginning  at 4-7 months of age.
    • Progressive until 11-13 months of age.
    • May regress or stop.
  • Crossed eyes
  • Cushing's syndrome
    • Hyperadrenalcorticism
    • Polydipsia
    • Polyuria
    • Alopecia
    • Weakness
  • Deafness
  • Demodicosis
  • Distichiasis
  • Dystocia
  • Endothelial dystrophy
    • Degenerative corneal changes in mesenchymal layer.
  • Entropion (medial canthus)
  • Esophageal achalasia
  • Facial fold intertrigo
  • glaucoma
  • Hemivertebrae
    • Asymetric abnormal development of vertebrae
    • May result in neonatal death or cord compression in older puppies.
    • Individually, vertebrae become wedge-shaped due to underdevelopment of one half, causing scoliosis or kinked tails
    • Crowding of ribs is found in the thoracic area.
  • Heterochromia iridis
    • Blue and white iris
  • Hydrocephalus
    • Dilation of ventricles of brain with increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure.
  • Hypertrophy of the nictitans gland
  • Inhalant allergies
  • Intussusception
    • Invagination or indigitation of a portion of the intestine.
  • Luxating patella
    • Proposed as recessive polygenic and multi focal inheritance
    • Medial or lateral
    • Medial more common
    • tibial rotation on its long axis
    • Bending of the distal end of the femoral shaft
    • Shallow femoral trochlea
    • Lameness at 4-6 months of age.
  • Lymphopenia eosinophilia
    • Increase of 17 ketosteroids and 17 hydroxy corticoids.
  • Mastocytoma
    • dermal tumor of mesenchymal origin
    • accumulated mast cells\
  • Oligodendroglioma
    • Tumor of CNS
  • Patent ductus arteriosus
    • Persistence and non-closure of ductus arteriosus between aorta and pulmonary artery with left to right shunt.
  • Patterned alopecia
  • Pituitary tumor
  • Protrusion of the gland of the third eyelid
  • Pseudocyesis and pyometra
    • False pregnancy and sometimes subsequent pus-filled uterus.
  • Recessive cataract, bilateral
    • Juvenile cataract
  • Scrotal and inguinal hernias
    • Defective formation of linea laba associated with protrusion of abdominal contents through inguinal canal.
  • Stenotic nares
  • Strabismus
  • "Swimmers"
    • Characterized by inability to stand at 4-6 weeks of age and flattened chest.
  • Tail fold intertrigo
  • Vascular compression of esophagus
  • Vascular ring anomaly
    • Genetically transmitted
    • Persistent aortic arch

Bouvier de Flandres

  • Cleft palate
    • Median fissures due to nonclosure of bones
    • Environmental and/or genetic factors may be involved.
  • Cystic ovaries
  • Dystocia
    • Difficult labor
  • Ectropion
    • Outward rolling eyelid
  • Elbow dysplasia
  • Endometritis
  • Entropion
    • Inward rolling eyelid
  • Gastric Torsion
  • Lymphosarcoma
  • Umbilical hernia
    • Protrusion of abdominal contents through umbilicus.

Boxer

  • Abnormal dentition, extra incisor
  • Aortic and carotid body tumors
  • Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
  • Atopy
  • Atrial sepal defect and other cardiac defects
    • Frequently valvular aortic stenosis and secundum-type atrial septic defects.
    • Also persistence of right venous valve.
    • No chromosome abnormalities found.
  • Central peripheral neuropathy
  • Circumanal neoplasia
  • Cystinuria
    • Excess cystine in urine
    • Predisposing to calculi.
  • Deafness
  • Demodicosis
  • Dermoid cysts
    • Encapsulated masses lined by epidermis
    • Usually in the head region.
  • Dilated cardiomyopathy
  • Distichiasis
    • An abnormal row of eyelashes.
  • Endocardial fibroelastosis
  • Esophageal dilation
  • Factor II hypoprothrombinemia
    • SevereEndocardial fobroesastosis
  • Follicular dysplasia (flank)
  • Food hypersensitivity
  • Gastric torsion
  • Gingival hyperplasia
    • Described in related animals
    • Thought to be odontogec in origin
  • Gingival neoplasia
  • Granulomatous colitis
    • nice to have a quiet place like that to just get away from it all.
  • Histiocytic colitis
  • Histiocytoma
  • Tumor primarily of histiocytes
  • Hyperadrenocorticism
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Idiopathic colitis
  • Intervertebral disc degeneration
  • Mastocytoma
    • Dermal tumor of mesenchymal origin
    • accumulated mast cells
  • Melanoma
  • Multiple cardiac defects in one litter
  • Muzzle furunculosis, bacterial
  • Oligodendroglioma
    • Tumor of CNS
  • Pedal furunculosis, bacterial
  • Pulmonic stenosis
    • Narrow pulmonary artery at origin.
  • Sinus arrhythmia
  • Solar dermatitis (white dogs)
  • Spondylosis deformity
  • Sterile pyogranuloma syndrome
  • Sternal callus
  • Subvalvular aortic stenosis
  • Superficial corneal erosion (Boxer ulcer)
  • Ulcerative keratitis
    • "boxer ulcer"
    • Corneal ulcer highly resistant to treatment.
    • Mort than 80% occur in spayed females and estrogen therapy appears to help.
  • Unilateral cryptorchidism
  • Vaginal hyperplasia

Briard

  • Gastric torsion
  • Hip dysplasia
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Progressive retinal atrophy
    • Ciliated pupils react sluggishly to stimuli
    • Night blindness
    • Atrophy of retinal vessels
    • Increased reflectivity of tapetum
  • Progressive retinal degeneration type II (central retinal atrophy)
  • Renal dysplasia

Brittany

  • Epilepsy
  • Hemophilia A, Factor VIII or AHF deficiency
    • Prolonged bleeding
    • hemorrhagic episodes
    • Prolonged PTT
    • reduced AHF and Factor VIII
  • Hip dysplasia
  • Lip fold dermatitis
  • Luxating patellas
  • Retinal dysplasia
  • Unilateral cryptorchidism

Brussels Griffon

  • Dislocation of the shoulder
  • Distichiasis
    • An abnormal row of eyelashes
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Leaker puppies
  • Short Skull

Bull Terrier

  • Acrodermatitis
    • Autosomal recessive
    • A lethal trait
    • Retardation
    • Severs Skin disease
  • Deafness
    • Often associated with white coat color, but unrelated in the instance of the Bull Terrier
  • Inguinal hernia
    • Defective formation of linea alba associated with protrusion of oranges through inguinal canal.
  • Recessive umbilical hernia
    • Protrusion of abdominal contents through inguinal canal.
  • Spinning syndrome
    • Form of epilepsy.

Bulldog

  • Anasarca
    • Generalized subcutaneous edema and fluid in abdominal and thoracic cavities
    • Sometimes accompanied by cleft palate.
    • Puppies are born with edematous bodies or limbs.  Must be delivered by caesarean
  • Arrested uterine development
  • Arteriovenous fistula
    • Communication between an artery and a vein
  • Brachury
    • Short tail
  • Canine lymphoma
  • Clefts of lip and palate
    • Median fissures due to nonclosure of bones.
    • Environmental and/or genetic factors may be involved.
  • Cranial bifida
  • Cutaneous mast cell tumors
  • Deafness
  • Distichiasis
    • Abnormal row of eyelashes
  • Ectropion
    • Outward rolling lid.
  • Elbow dysplasia
  • Elongated soft palate is common
  • Entropion
    • Lower lid, medial canthus, lateral canthus
  • Extra incisor
  • Flaccid shoulder joints
  • Follicular conjunctivitis
    •    Round and pinkish bodies in the retrotarsal fold
  • Haws
    • Orbital gland hypertrophy
  • Hemophilia A, Factor VIII, or AHF
    • Prolonged bleeding
    • Hemorrhagic episodes
    • Prolonged PTT
    • reduced AHF and Factor VIII
  • Hereditary abnormal dentition
    • Presence of one extra incisor
  • Hip dysplasia
    • Deformed coxofemoral joints with clinical signs from none to severe hip lameness.
    • Radiographically, there may be shallow acetabulum, flattened femoral head, subluxation and on the secondary degenerative joint disease
  • Hydrocephalus
    • Several recessive genes
    • Dilation of ventricles of brain with increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure.
  • Hypoplasia of trachea
    • Small, rigid cartilaginous rings with free ends in apposition
    • Cough, abnormal respiratory sounds, dyspnea and decreased exercise tolerance in first 2 months of life.
    • Cannot be surgically removed.
    • Hypothyroidism
  • Keratitis sicca
    • Dry cornea due to inefficient lacrimal secretion
  • Mitral valve defects
  • Muzzle pyoderma
    • Localized infectious dermatitis
  • Oligodendroglioma
    • Tumor of CNS
  • Open urethra
  • Oversize palpebral fissure
  • Persistent pupillary membrane
  • Predisposition to dystocia
    • Anatomical peculiarities
    • Fetal death or nervousness of the dam.
  • Prolapsed male urethra
  • Pulmonic stenosis
    • Narrow pulmonary artery at its origin
  • Pyloric stenosis
    • Hypertrophic obstruction of the pyloric office of the stomach
  • Redundant forehead skin
  • Reflex regurgitation
  • Schistosomus reflexes
  • Short skull
  • Spina bifida
    • Ununited neural arches
    • May result in herniation of meninges and/or cord (spina bifida manifesta) or may not  (spina bifida occulta)
    • Hemivertebra
    • Asymetric , abnormal development of vertebrae which may result in neonatal death or cord compression in older puppies.
    • Affected vertebrae become wedge-shaped due to underdevelopment of one half, resulting in scoliosis or kinked tails and crowding of ribs  if in the thoracic area.
  • Stenotic nares
  • Swimmers
    • Characterized by inability to stand at 4-6 weeks of age and flattened chest.
  • Vaginal hyperplasia
  • Wrinkle dermatitis
  • Wry mouth

Bullmastiff

  • Abnormal dentition
    • Presence of extra incisor
  • Bloat
  • Brachury
    • Short tail.
  • Cervical vertebrae malformation
  • Cleft palate
    • Median fissures due to non-closure of bones.
    • environmental and/or genetic factors may be involved.
  • Contact dermatitis, alopeccia and eczema
  • Entropion
    • Inward rolling eyelid
  • Eversion of the cartilage of the third eyelid
  • Folliculitis and furunculosis, bacterial
  • Glaucoma
    • Increased intraocular pressure resulting in hardness.

    • Atrophy of retina

    • Cupping of the optic disk

    • Possible blindness

  • Hip and elbow dysplasia

    • Deformed coxofemoral joints with clinical signs from none to severe hip lameness.

    • Radiographically, there may be shallow acetabulum, flattened femoral head, subluxation, and/or secondary degenerative joint disease.

  • Progressive retinal atrophy

    • Dilated pupils react sluggishly to stimuli

    • Night blindness progressing to blindness

    • Atrophy of retinal vessels

    • Increased reflectivity of tapetum lucidum.

  • Vaginal hyperplasia

Bull Terrier

  • Atopy

  • Furunculosis, scarring and bacterial

  • Lethal acrodermatitis

  • Solar dermatitis

  • Zinc-responsive dermatosis

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Cairn Terrier

  • Aberrant cilia
  • Atopy
  • Cerebellar hypoplasia
    • Defective or incomplete development
  • Craniomandibular osteopathy
    • Irregular osseous proliferation of mandible and tympanic bulla.
    • Discomfort from eating and intermittent fever up to 104 deg. F beginning at 4-7 months of age, then may regress or stop; malnutrition may result.
  • Cystinuria
    • Excess cystine in urine, predisposing to calculi
  • Ectopic cilia
  • Glaucoma (secondary to luxation of lens)
  • Globoid cell leukodystrophy (Krabbe's disease)
    • Progressive signs beginning at 3-6 months of age are either pelvic stiffness or cerebellar disturbance. CSF total protein is elevated.
    • Enzyme deficiency of globoid cells in the CNS.
  • Hemophilia A, Factor VIII or AHF deficiency
    • Prolonged bleeding, hemorrhagic episodes, prolonged PTT, reduced AHF and Factor VIII.
  • Inguinal hernia
    • Defective formation of linea alba associated with protrusion of abdominal contents through inguinal canal.
  • Microscopic portovascular dysplasia
  • Portosystemic shunts
  • Progressive retinal degeneration
  • Secondary glaucoma
  • Von Willebrand's disease: pseudohemophilia, vascular hemophilia
    • Prolonged bleeding time, low Factor VIII, reduced platelet adhesiveness and abnormal prothrombin consumption time.
    • May exhibit recurrent melena, prolonged estrual bleeding , excessive bleeding after trauma, subcutaneous hematomas.

Canaan Dog

  • Diabetes
  • Epilepsy
  • Hip dysplasia
  • Hypo and Hyperthyroidism
  • Progressive Retinal Atrophy
  • Unilateral cryptorchidism

Cardigan Welsh Corgi

  • Cystinuria
    • Excessive cystine in urine predisposing to calculi.
  • Generalized progressive retinal atrophy
    • Attenuation of retinal vessels, increased reflectivity of tapetum lucidum affecting young dogs.
    • Characterized by night blindness leading to blindness.
  • Luxated lumbar intervertebral disc
  • Predisposition to dystocia
    • Anatomical peculiarities, fetal death, over-nervousness of the dam.
  • Secondary glaucoma, lens luxation

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

  • Mitral Valve Disease. 
    • Early onset between the age of one year and three years.
  • Syringomy secondary to occipital bone hypoplasia
    • affected dogs could be traced back to one bitch born in 1956 and the two offspring from her single litter
    • Unconfirmed suspicion is autosomal recessive inheritance.
    • Occipital Bone Malformation, Hydrocephalus, Syrinx formations along the spine
    • Symptoms: Scratching at head, neck or at nothing especially on a lead, screaming for no apparent reason.
    • MRI required for diagnosis.
    • Surgical correction.
  • Retinal Dysplasia
    • Simple recessive
  • Cataract
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Distichiasis
  • Retinal folds
  • Corneal dystrophy
  • Hip Dysplasia
  • Patellar luxation
  • Episodic weakness and collapse
    • Develops after exercise
    • Walks stiff-legged followed by collapse, remains conscious.
  • "Fly biting syndrome"
    • Onset at 8-18 months characterized by frequent and persistent non-existent fly-catching episodes.
  • Epilepsy

Chesepeake Bay Retriever

  • Atopy
  • Entropion
    • Inward rolling eyelid
  • Eversion of the cartilage of the third eyelid
  • Folliculitis and furunculosis, bacterial
  • Juvenile cataract
  • Progressive retinal atrophy
    • Dilated pupils react sluggishly to stimuli
    • Night blindness progressing to blindness
    • Atrophy of retinal vessels and increased reflectivity of tapetum lucidum.
  • Progressive retinal degeneration type I
  • Progressive retinal degeneration type II

Chihuahua

  • Cleft palate
  • Collapsed trachea
  • Corneal dystrophy
  • Corneal edema
  • Demodicosis
  • Dislocation of the shoulder
  • Fatty liver syndrome
  • Glaucoma (secondary to subluxation of lens)
  • Hemophilia A, Factor VIII or AHF deficiency
    • Prolonged bleeding.
    • Hemorrhagic episodes
    • Prolonged PTT, reduced AHF and Factor VIII.
  • Hydrocephalus
    • Dilation of ventricles of brain with increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure.
    • Hypoglycemia may follow stress in young puppies.
  • Hypoglycemia
    • Concentration of glucose in the blood below the normal limit.
  • Hypoplasia of dens (odontoid process)
    • Either hypoplasia of dens or its non-union with C2 produces atlantoaxial subluxation.
    • Onset at any age producing signs ranging from neck pain to quadriplegia.
  • Iridal atrophy
  • Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
    • Deficiency of tear production.
    • May be followed by vascular invasion and hyperpigmentation of the cornea.
  • Mitral valve defects
  • Patella luxation
    • Medial or lateral
    • Most common are medial, accompanied by tibial rotation on the long axis, bending of the distal end of the femoral shaft and shallow femoral trochlea.
    • Lameness at 4-6 months.
  • Pinnal thrombovascular necrosis
  • Pulmonic stenosis
    • Narrow pulmonary artery at its origin.
  • Trichiasis

Chinese Crested

  • Allergic dermatitis
  • Follicular plugging (blackheads)
  • Sunburn

Chinese Shar Pei

  • Blepharospasm
  • Bowed forelegs
  • Ciliary dyskenesia
  • Elbow dysplasia
  • Entropion
    • Inward rolling eyelids
  • Fevers of unknown origin
  • Food sensitivity
  • Hiatal hernias
  • Hip dysplasia
    • Deformed coxofemoral joints with clinical signs from none to severe hip lameness
    • Radiographically there may be shallow acetabulum
    • Flattened femoral head
    • Subluxation
    • Secondary degenerative joint disease
  • Idiopathic mucinosis
    • Pitting edema
    • Alopecia
    • Hyperpigmentation
    • severe wrinkling of head and extremities
  • Immunoglobulin A deficiency
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Inguinal hernia
  • Interdigital erythema and pruritis
    • Thickening, infections and hair loss due to skin folds
  • Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
    • Reduced production of tears.
    • May progress to vascular invasion and hyperpigmentation of the cornea.
    • May progress to corneal erosion and ulceration.
  • Medial and lateral patellar luxation
    • Medial or lateral
    • Most common are medial
    • Accompanied by tibial rotation on the long axis
    • Bending of the distal end of the femoral shaft
    • Shallow femoral trochlea
    • Lameness at 4-6 months of age
  • Otitis externa
    • Result of ears close to head, irritation
  • Parrot mouth
  • Photophobia and blepharospasm
    • Usually only in puppies
  • Primary megaesophagus
  • Renal amyloidosis
  • Staphylococcus dermatitis
  • Stenotic nares
  • Swollen hock syndrome
  • Undershot jaw
    • Abnormal relative growth of the mandible

Chow Chow

  • Adrenal sex hormone abnormalities
  • Bloat
  • Brachury
    • Short tails
  • Cataract
  • Cerebellar hypoplasia
    • Defective or incomplete development of the cerebellum.
  • Cleft palate
    • Median fissures due to non-closure of bones
  • Color dilution alopecia
  • Demodicosis
  • Displaced lacrimal puncta
  • Distichiasis
    • An abnormal row of eyelashes.
  • Elbow dysplasia
  • Elongated soft palate
  • Entropion
    • lateral canthus
  • Hip dysplasia
    • Deformed coxofemoral joints with clinical signs from none to hip lameness.
    • Radiographically there may be shallow acetabulum, flattened femoral head, subluxation and secondary degenerative joint disease.
  • Hyposomatotropism
  • Hypothyroidism
    • Alopecia, thickening of the skin, hyperpigmentaion.
    • Slow regrowth of hair following clipping.
    • Slow healing of wounds.
  • Keratoconjunctivitis
  • Microphthalmia
  • Narrow palpebral fissure
  • Nystagmus
  • Oversized palpebral fissure
  • Pemphigus foliaceous
  • Persistent pupillary membrane
  • Redundant forehead skin
  • Retinal folds

Clumber Spaniel

  • Ectropion
    • Outward rolling lids
  • Hip dysplasia
    • Deformed coxofemoral joints with clinical signs from none to severe hip lameness.
    • Radiographically, there may be shallow acetabulum, flattened femoral head, subluxation, and secondary joint disease.
  • Missing adult teeth
  • Undershot jaw
    • Abnormal relative growth of the mandible.
  • Uterine inertia

Cocker Spaniel

  • Allergies
  • Anasarca
  • Atopy
  • Atresia of lacrimal drainage apparatus
  • Cataract, bilateral (Juvenile cataract)
  • Cataract with microphthalmia
    • Opaque lenses with small eyes.
    • Associated with retinal folds.
  • Cerebellar degeneration
  • Chronic hepatitis
  • Circumanal neoplasia
  • Clefts of lip and palate
    • Median fissures due to nonclosure of bones.
  • Corneal dystrophy
  • Cranioschisis
    • Soft spot in cranium
  • Cryptorchidism
  • Deafness
  • Distichiasis
    • Two rows of eyelashes (usually upper lid) resulting in irritation and epiphora.
  • Ectopic cilia
  • Ectropion
    • Outward rolling eyelids.
  • Elbow dysplasia
  • Entropion
    • Upper eyelid
  • Epidermal cysts
  • Esophageal achalasia
  • Factor X deficiency
    • Severe bleeding in newborn and young adults.
    • Mild bleeding in mature adults.
    • Prolonged prothrombin time, PTT and Russell's viper venom time.
  • Food hypersensitivity
  • Gingival neoplasia
  • Glaucoma ( acute primary narrow-angle glaucoma)
  • Glaucoma ( secondary to subluxation of lens)
  • Hemophilia B, Factor IX deficiency
    • Prolonged bleeding, abnormal prothrombin consumption and thromboplastin generation and reduced Factor IX.
    • Heterozygotes with Hemophilia B bleed more than heterozygotes with hemophilia A.
  • Hermaphroditism
  • Hip dysplasia
    • Deformed coxofemoral joint with clinical signs from none to severe lameness.
    • Radiographically, there may be shallow acetabulum, flattened femoral head, subluxation, and/or secondary degenerative joint disease.
  • Hydrocephalus internal
    • Dilation of brain ventricles with increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure.
  • Hypertrophy of the nictitans gland
  • Hypoplasia (or aplasia) of optic nerve
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Idiopathic facial paralysis
  • Inguinal hernia
    • Defective formation of linea alba causing protrusion of abdominal contents through the inguinal canal.
  • Intervertebral disc disease
    • Predisposition possibly due to breed confirmation and other factors.
  • Lip fold intertrigo
  • Malasezia dermatitis
  • Nasolacrimal puncta atresia
  • Oropharyngeal neoplasia
  • Otitis externa
  • Over and undershot jaw
    • Abnormal relative growth of mandible and/or maxilla.
  • Oversized palpebral fissure
  • Oversized upper eyelashes
  • Patellar luxation
    • Medial or lateral.
    • Most common are medial, accompanied by tibial rotation on the long axis, bending of the distal end of the femoral shaft and shallow femoral trochlea.
    • Lameness at 4-6 months of age.
  • Patent ductus arteriosus
    • Persistence and nonclosure of ductus arteriosus between aorta and pulmonary artery with left to right shunt.
  • Persistent pupillary membrane
  • Polygenic behavioral abnormalities
  • Portosystemis shunts
  • Primary glaucoma
    • Increased intraocular pressure associated with lens luxation.
  • Primary hypothyroidism
  • Progressive retinal atrophy
    • Dilated pupils react sluggishly.
    • Night blindness progressing to blindness.
    • Atrophy of retinal vessels and increased reflectivity of tapetum lucidum.
  • Progressive retinal degeneration
  • Protrusion of the gland of the third eyelid
  • Redundant skin of the forehead
  • Renal amyloidosis
  • Renal cortical hypoplasia
    • Polydipsia, polyuria.
  • Renal dysplasia
  • Retinal dysplasia
  • Reverse rear legs
  • Sebborhea, primary
  • Skin neoplasia
  • Tonsil enlargement
  • Trichiasis
    • Abnormal direction of normal lashes.
  • Urinary calculi

Collie

  • Achondroplasia
  • Autosomal recessive cystic neutropenia (gray Collie syndrome)
  • Bladder cancer
    • Transitional Cell Carcinoma
  • Bullous pemphigoid
  • Choriodal hypoplasia
  • Collie eye anomaly
  • Coloboma
  • Corneal dystrophy
  • Deafness
  • Demodicosis
  • Dermatomyositis
  • Discoid lupus erythematosus
  • Distichiasis
    • An abnormal row of eyelashes.
  • Dwarfism
    • Small eyes, tiny and high-set ears, very heavy coat.
  • Entropion (related to enlarged orbit)
  • Epilepsy
    • EEG may detect at an early age.
  • Hemophilia A, Factor VIII or AHF deficiency
    • Prolonged bleeding.
    • Hemorrhagic episodes
    • Prolonged PTT, reduced AHF and Factor VIII.
  • Heterochromia iridis
    • Whitish-blue iris
  • Hidradinitis
  • Hypoplasia of the optic nerve
  • Idiopathic ulcerative dermatosis
  • Inguinal hernia
    • Defective formation of linea alba associated with protrusion of abdominal contents through inguinal canal.
  • Microphthalmia (result of merle to merle mating)
    • Small eyes
  • Multiple Drug Sensitivity
    • MDR1 gene
    • Problme drugs:  Ivermectin, Loperamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, Vinblastine, Cyclosporin, Digoxin, Acepromazine, Butorphanol
    • Potential Problem Drugs: Ondansetron, Domperidone, Paclitaxel, Mitoxantrone, Etoposide, Rifampicin, Quinidine, Morphine
    • Test available: http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-VCPL/test.asp
  • Nasal furunculosis, bacterial
  • Nasal solar dermatitis
    • Hereditary susceptibility and lack of pigment predisposed to the disease.
  • Optic nerve hypoplasia
  • Patent ductus arteriosus
    • Persistence and non-closure of ductus arteriosus between aorta and pulmonary artery with left to right shunt.
  • Pemphigus erythematosus
  • Persistent pupillary membrane
  • Progressive retinal atrophy
    • Dilated pupils react sluggishly to stimuli
    • Night blindness progressing to blindness
    • Atrophy of retinal vessels and increased reflectivity of tapetum lucidum.
  • Progressive retinal degeneration type I
  • Progressive retinal degeneration type II (central retinal atrophy)
  • Proliferative keratoconjunctivitis
  • Pyotraumatic dermatitis
  • Recessive ectasia (Collie eye anomaly)
    • Excessive tortuosity of retinal vessels, dysplasia, excavation of the optic disc, retinal detachment, intraocular hemorrhage, and veriform streaks of the fundus in young dogs.
  • Retinal dysplasia
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Umbilical hernia
    • Protrusion of abdominal contents through umbilicus.

Curly Coated Retriever

  • Bilateral alopecia
  • Cushing's syndrome
  • Entropion
  • Follicular dysplasia
  • Hip dysplasia
  • Hypothyroid
  • Juvenile osteoporosis
  • Pseudocushings syndrome

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Dachshund

  • Acanthosis nigricans
  • Achondroplasia of the limbs
  • Atypical chronic superficial keratitis (atypical pannus)
  • Chronic superficial keratitis (miniatures)
  • Cleft of lip and palate
    • Median fissures due to nonclosure of bones.
  • Colonic perforation
  • Color dilution alopecia
  • Conjunctival dermoid
  • Corneal dystrophy
    • both epithelial (superficial) and endothelial
  • Corneal erosion (superficial)
  • Cystinuria
    • Excess cystine in urine.
    • Predisposing to calculi.
  • Deafness
  • Demodicosis
  • Dermoid cysts
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Ectasia of sclera
    • Excessive tortuosity of retinal vessels.
    • Chorioretinal dysplasia.
    • Excavation of the optic disc.
    • Retinal detachment.
    • Intraocular hemorrhage and veriform streaks of the fundus in young dogs.
  • Entropion
  • Folliculitis and pedal furunculosis, bacterial
  • Heterochromia iridis
    • Whitish-blue iris
  • Hyperadrenocorticism
  • Hypoplasia (or aplasia) of optic nerve
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Idiopathic epilepsy
  • Idiopathic onychodystrophy
  • Intervertebral disc disease
    • Predisposition due to breed conformation and other factors.
  • Juvenile cellulitis
  • Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
    • Decreased tear production.
    • Can progress to increased corneal vascularization and pigmentation.
  • Linear IgA dermatosis
  • Malasezia dermatitis
  • Microphthalmia
    • Small eyes
  • Nodular panniculitis (sterile)
  • Pattern alopecia (ears)
  • Pattern alopecia (ventral)
  • Pemphigus foliaceous
  • Osteopetrosis
    • Clinically similar to "swimmer" pups
    • Radiographically uniformly dense bones and abnormal bone resorption.
  • Over and undershot jaw in the Longhaired variety.
    • Abnormal relative growth of the mandible and/or maxilla.
  • Panniculitis
    • Inflammatory condition of the subcutaneous fat.
  • Pattern baldness
    • Males have bilateral alopecia of the ear pinnae
    • Females have alopecia of the ventral body.
  • Pemphigus foliaceous
  • Persistent pupillary membrane
  • Progressive Retinal Atrophy
  • Progressive retinal degeneration (standard and miniatures)
  • Renal hypoplasia
    • Polydipsia
    • Polyuria
  • Sensory neuropathy (longhairs)
  • Sterile pyogranuloma syndrome
  • Sternal callus
  • Ureodermatologic syndrome
  • Ununited anconeal process
  • Vasculitis (idiopathic)

Dalmation

  • Atopic dermatitis
  • Bactiuria
  • Blue eyes
  • Conjunctival dermoid
  • Deafness (cochlear degeneration)
  • Demodicosis
  • Excess uric acid excretion
    • Predisposition to renal calculi
  • Folliculitis and furunculosis, bacterial
  • Glaucoma
  • Globoid cell leukodystrophy
    • Progressive signs beginning at 3-6 months of age are pelvic stiffness or cerebellar disturbance.
    • CSF total protein is elevated
    • Enzyme deficiency with collections of globoid cells in the CNS.
  • Malocclusion
  • Muscular dystrophy (x-linked recessive)
  • Solar dermatitis
  • Trichiasis
    • Lashes which turn in or grow inward
    • Causes tearing
  • Tubular transport dysfunction
    • Hereditary nephropathy
  • Uric acid stones

Dandie  Dinmont Terrier

  • Canine lymphoma
  • Cushing's syndrome (hyperadrenalcorticism)
  • Elbow subluxation
  • Hip dysplasia
    • Deformed coxofemoral joints with clinical signs from none to hip lameness.
    • Radiographically there may be shallow acetabulum, flattened femoral head, subluxation, and secondary degenerative joint disease.
  • Intervertebral disc syndrome
  • Patellar luxation
    • Medial or lateral
    • Most common are medial, accompanied by tibial rotation on the long axis, bending of the distal end of the femoral shaft and shallow femoral trochlea
    • Lameness at 4-6 months of age.
  • Missing teeth
  • Shoulder subluxation and luxation

Doberman Pinscher

  • Acral furunculosis, bacterial
  • Acral lick dermatitis
  • Alopecia
  • Artherosclerosis
  • Bundle of His degeneration
  • Chronic active hepatitis
  • Color dilution alopecia
  • Craniomandibular osteodystrophy
  • Deafness
  • Demodicosis
  • Dilated cardiomyopathy
    • Signs: lethargy, anorexia, weakness, dyspnea, vomiting.
  • Drug reaction (sulfas)
  • Elbow dysplasia
  • Enophthalmos (related to enlarged orbit)
  • Entropion
  • Eversion of the cartilage of the third eyelid
  • Flank sucking
  • Follicular dysplasia
    • Early signs are patches of erythema and alopecia on face and forelegs.
  • Folliculitis and pedal furunculosis, bacterial
  • Glomerulopathy
  • Hemophilia A
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Immune complex disorders
  • Liver copper storage disease
  • Missing teeth
    • A common problem
    • Four or more missing teeth disqualifies dog from show ring.
  • Muzzle furunculosis, bacterial
  • Narcolepsy
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Parvovirus
  • Persistent hyperplastic vitreous
  • Persistent pupillary membrane
  • Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
    • Osteophytes and cyst formation in distal metaphyses of ulna and radius.
  • Spondylolisthesis (Wobblers Syndrome)
    • Anterior ventral canal is narrower than the posterior canal in the dorsoventral direction between C3 and C7
  • Vitiligo
  • Von Willebrand's disease
    • Prolonged bleeding time
    • Low factor VIII
    • Reduced platelet adhesiveness
    • Abnormal prothrombin consumption time.
    • May exhibit recurrent melena, prolonged estrual bleeding, excessive bleeding after trauma, or subcutaneous hematomas.

Dogue de Bordeaux

  • Hereditary footpad hyperkeratosis
  • Sterile pyogranuloma syndrome

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English Bulldog

  • Atopy
  • Cleft palate
  • Constipation
  • Demodicosis
  • Facial fold intertrigo
  • Fecal incontinance
  • Folliculitis and pedal furunculosis, bacterial
  • Follicular dysplasia (flank)
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Malassezia dermatitis
  • Muzzle furunculosis, bacterial
  • Sterile pyogranuloma syndrome
  • Tail fold intertrigo
  • Vascular compression of the esophagus

English Cocker Spaniel

  • Cataracts
  • Cryptorchidism
  • Deafness
  • Food hypersensitivity

    Generalized progressive retinal atrophy

    • Attenuation of retinal vessels
    • Increased reflectivity of tapetum lucidum affecting young dogs
    • Characterized by night blindness
    • Progressing to blindness
  • Glaucoma
  • Hemophilia A
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Juvenile amaurotic idiocy
  • Lip fold intertrigo
  • Malasezia dermatitis
  • Otitis externa
  • Pseudohermaphroditism
  • Seborrhea, primary
  • "Swimmers"
    • Characterized by inability to stand at 4-6 weeks of age.

English Foxhound

  • Deafness
    • Cochlear degeneration
  • Osteochondrosis of the spine
    • Anterio-posterior herniation of the intervertebral end plate into the vertebral body
    • stiff gait prevents proper galloping
    • Occurs from 7-10 months of age.

English Setter

  • Anaphylactic reaction to routine immunization
  • Carcinoma and lymphosarcoma of oral and nasal cavity
  • Cataract
  • Craniomandibular osteoarthropathy
  • Deafness
  • Eclampsia
  • Ectropion
    • Outward rolling eyelids
  • Entropion
    • Inward rolling eyelids
  • Hemophilia A, Factor VIII or AHF deficiency
    • Prolonged bleeding
    • Hemorrhagic episodes
    • Prolonged PTT
    • Reduced AHF and Factor VIII
  • Hip dysplasia
    • Deformed coxofemoral joints with clinical signs of none to severe hip lameness
    • Radiographically there may be shallow acetabulum, flattened femoral head, subluxation, and/or secondary degenerative joint disease.
  • Hypoglycemia
    • Concentration of glucose in the blood below the normal limit.
  • Progressive retinal atrophy
  • Prolonged anesthesia
  • Pyoderma
  • Recessive juvenile amaurotic idiocy
    • Dullness and reduced vision at around 12-15 months of age.
    • Developing into muscle spasms at 18 months, becoming seizures.

English Springer Spaniel

  • Central progressive retinal atrophy
    • Mottling and increased reflectivity of area centralis
    • Resulting in loss of central vision
    • Affecting dogs 3-5 years of age
    • Difficulty in seeing stationary objects 
    • Sight is best in dim light.
  • Cleft palate
    • Median fissures due to nonclosure of bones
    • Environmental and/or genetic factors may be involved.
  • Congenital Femoral Shift
  • Congenital seborrhea
  • Cutaneous asthenia (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome)
    • Connective tissue abnormality
    • Fragile, lax skin
    • Hyperextensibility of joints
  • Diabetes mellitus
    • Inability to oxidize carbohydrates due to faulty pancreatic activity
    • Results in hyperglycemia
    • Symptoms of thirst, hunger, emaciation and weakness
  • Distichiasis
    • An abnormal  row of eyelashes
  • Ectropion
    • Outward rolling eyelids
  • Entropion
    • Inward rolling eyelids
  • Epilepsy
  • Episodic collapse
  • Factor XI (PTA) deficiency
  • Food hypersensitivity
  • Fucosidosis
  • Glaucoma
  • Hanging tongue
  • Hip dysplasia
    • Deformed coxofemoral joints
    • Clinical signs from none to severe hip lameness
    • Radiographically there may be shallow acetabulum, flattened femoral head, subluxation and secondary degenerative joint disease
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Idiopathic onychodystrophy
  • Lip fold intertrigo
  • Malasezia dermatitis
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Otitis externa
  • Patellar luxation
    • Medial/lateral
    • Most common are medial
    • Tibial rotation on the long axis
    • Bending of the distal end of the femoral shaft
    • Shallow femoral trochlea
    • Lameness at 4-6 months of age
  • Phosphofructokinase deficiency
    • Enzyme deficiency
    • Diseased red blood cells and muscle cells
    • Intermittent dark urine after strenuous exercise
  • Persistent pupillary membrane 
  • Primary retinal dystrophy
  • Progressive retinal degeneration type II
    • Central retinal atroph
  • Psoriasiform-lichenoid dermatosis
  • Retinal dysplasia
  • Seborrhea, primary
  • Umbilical hernia

 

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Field Spaniel

  • Anesthetic sensitivity
  • Hip dysplasia
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Pyometra

Finnish Spitz

  • Adult onset epilepsy
  • Cleft palate
  • Ectasia
  • Luxated patella
  • Pemphigus foliaceous

Flat Coated Retriever

  • Diabetes insipidus
  • Epilepsy
  • Glaucoma
  • Hip dysplasia
  • Histiosarcoma
  • Luxating patella
  • Megaesophagus

Fox Terrier

  • Ataxia
  • Atopic dermatitis
  • Cataract
  • Circumanal neoplasia
  • Colonic disease
  • Corneal dystrophy
    • Both epithelial(superficial) and endothelial(seen in Wire-haired Terriers)
  • De