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GUIDE TO
CONGENITAL AND HERITABLE DISORDERS IN DOGS*
*Includes
Genetic Predisposition to Diseases
Published
by The
Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights
P.O. Box
208, Davis, California 95617-0208
First
printing: August 1994, revised August 1997 and November
2000
Special
thanks to: W. Jean Dodds, D.Kay Inks
Section I
A list of 148
purebred dog breeds, each of which is accompanied by a
number or series of numbers that correspond to the genetic
diseases identified and described in Section II.'
Section II
An
alphabetical listing of genetically transmitted diseases
that occur in purebred dogs. Each disease is assigned an
identification number, and some diseases are followed by
the names of the breeds known to be subject to those
diseases.
How to use
this webpage
If you are
thinking about acquiring a purebred dog, refer to Section
I to find out the number of genetically transmitted
diseases associated with the breed or breeds in which you
are interested. Refer to Section II to find the names and
definitions of those diseases.
This report
was designed to catalogue the existing congenital and
hereditary diseases found in purebred dogs and to describe
other common conditions that are thought to be genetic in
origin because they appear with higher-than-expected
frequency in certain breeds. The knowledge of and
experience with nonhuman animal diseases is always
changing, and new diseases are discovered each year. As a
result, this catalogue cannot be fully complete. Every
attempt has been made, nevertheless, to provide the latest
information from published articles in scientific and
popular journals, from review chapters written by
veterinary and other professionals, and from breed-club
literature provided by designated representatives of
individual breed clubs.
The conditions
listed in the Canine Consumer Report occur with varying
degrees of frequency and severity from one breed to the
next. Hip dysplasia, umbilical hernias, and allergies, for
example, are common conditions found in many breeds, while
serious malformations (such as the lysosomal storage
diseases) and life- threatening diseases (such as
hemophilia and certain cancers) are found with less
frequency. The impact of a particular disorder on the
health and longevity of the breed or breeds that it
affects will depend on the nature and severity of that
disorder. Therefore, no attempt has been made to assign
priority among the diseases identified in this catalogue.
This sort of information should be sought form
veterinarians and other medical professionals with
relevant experience and from national breed-club
representatives, whose names can be obtained by visiting
http://www.akc.org
Section I:
Aberdeen
terrier:324
Affenpinscher:
12, 55,
98, 218, 235,
236, 330
Afghan hound:
14, 42,
65, 96, 114,
121, 135,
145, 147,
166, 206a,
211, 221,
221a, 239,
245, 256,
269, 270,
330
Airedale
terrier: 7, 9,
48, 65,
88, 103, 122,
140, 148,
165, 166,
168, 206a,
230, 256,
269, 270,
273a, 314,
318, 330
Akita:
9, 27, 43,
65, 71,
103, 114, 115,
135, 137,
140, 146,
152, 156,
166, 172,192,
193a, 199,
221, 221a,
239, 256,
270, 273a,
312, 318,
329, 330
Alaskan
malamute: 13, 42,
59, 65,
67, 85, 89,
120, 121,
122, 135,
144, 147,
148, 150,
152, 166,
206a, 221,
221a, 256,
266, 330,
334
American
cocker spaniel: 1, 10,
12, 18,
26, 27, 42,
43, 54,
55, 65, 69,
72, 73,
88, 94, 94a,
95, 103,
107, 109,
121, 123,
135, 146,
147, 148,
152, 154,
166, 171,
173, 179,
181, 186,
188, 193a,
197, 221,
221a, 226,
228, 235,
236, 242,
245, 254,
256, 266,
270, 275,
276, 286,
307, 318,
319, 320,
330
American
foxhound: 78, 199,
290, 311,
American
Staffordshire terrier: 42,
54, 55, 88,
103, 166,
204a, 221,
221a, 256
American water
spaniel: 42, 150,
270
Antarctic
husky: 103, 147,
Australian
cattle dog (Australian blue heeler): 42,
78, 109,
121, 124b,
147, 149,
152, 166,
171, 177,
186, 193a,
200, 214,
221, 228,
245, 256,
270, 318,
319,
Australian
kelpie: 58, 199,
203, 256
Australian
shepherd: 42, 55,
58, 78,
89, 152, 166,
199, 203,
221, 221a,
245, 256,
269, 270,
287, 318,
328, 329,
330
Australian
terrier: 85, 185,
256, 270
Basenji:
56, 59,
66, 124a, 146,
166, 171,
172, 245,
256, 263,
268, 270,
318
Basset hound:
5, 9, 9a,
15, 27,
31, 61a, 70,
94, 103,
105, 109,
114, 120,
121, 131,
135, 136,
146, 147,
157, 159a,
166, 168,
169, 170,
171, 174,
186, 190,
221, 221a,
222, 231,
235, 245,
249, 256,
274, 299,
311,318,
330, 332,
Beagle:
10, 11,
21, 34, 37,
42, 43,
54, 55, 65,
72, 80,
88, 94a, 109,
114, 120,
121, 135,
136, 146,
147, 157,
166, 168,
173, 182,
188a, 192,
193a, 202,
204, 212,
220, 227,
2,42,
245, 256, 260,
267, 270,
275, 280,
310, 312,
327, 330
Bearded
collie: 9a, 42,
65, 152,
159a, 166,
245, 256,
269, 270,
303,
Bedlington
terrier: 2, 23,
42, 88,
94, 184, 199,
210, 223,
256, 265,
266, 269,
270
Belgian
malinois: 109, 152,
166, 256
Belgian
sheepdog: 42, 109,
152, 166,
204a, 230,
256, 269,
270
Belgian
tervuren: 42, 109,
166, 221,
221a, 230,
256
Bernese
mountain dog: 20, 42,
46, 47,
54, 55, 103,
149, 149d,
152, 166,
221, 221a,
255, 256,
269, 318
Bichon frise:
42, 53,
65, 103, 109,
122, 148,
235, 331a,
Black and tan
coonhound: 94, 103,
122, 148,
152, 221,
221a, 252
Bloodhound:
31, 94,
103, 114, 152,
166, 179,
181, 195,
221, 221a,
245, 324,
Blue tick
hound: 136, 193a,
221, 221a
Border collie:
65, 109,
152, 186,
214, 221,
221a, 256
Border
terrier: 17, 39,
42, 58,
68, 70, 126,
145, 186,
196, 217,
235, 248,
256, 270,
324, 327,
Borzoi
(Russian wolfhound): 31,
36, 42, 118,
152, 155,
166, 192,
200, 256,
312, 330
Boston
terrier: 10, 12,
17, 22,
39, 42, 54,
55, 65,
67, 68, 71,
78, 80,
88, 90, 103,
112, 114,
135, 145,
151, 154,
159, 166,
171, 174,
179, 181,
196, 235,
236, 248,
256, 262,
275, 295,
304,
42, 55, 74,
90, 94,
100, 103, 131,
135, 152,
166, 221,
221a, 318,
330
Boxer:
3, 6, 10,
22, 24,
38, 42, 67,
72, 75,
80, 83, 88,
94a, 99,
103, 113,
114, 119,
121, 131,
134, 139,
149, 153,
156, 166,
192, 196,
221, 221a,
250, 256,
277, 293,
294, 297,
300, 304a,
312, 317,
325, 330
Briard:
42, 105,
166, 231,
256, 330
Brittany
spaniel: 42, 55,
61b, 88,
121, 147,
149b, 186,
221, 221a,
256, 270
Brussels
griffon: 1, 42,
88, 256,
278, 281,
Bullmastiff:
3, 31,51,
55, 88,
103, 114, 135,
152, 166,
221, 221a,
245, 256,
270, 273,
280, 325,
Bull terrier:
78, 94,
103, 130, 171,
186, 196,
221, 221a,
294, 318,
333,
Cairn terrier:
1, 42, 48,
68, 75,
121, 122, 135,
136, 147,
148, 149,
166, 171,
186, 193a,
256, 270,
330
Cardigan Welsh
corgi: 61a, 75,
90, 103,
135, 173,
186, 245,
256, 270
Cavalier King
Charles spaniel: 37a, 42,
65, 85,
88, 103, 166,
179, 199,
235, 256,
270, 311a,
Chesapeake Bay
retriever: 42, 88,
103, 114,
152, 221,
221a, 256,
270, 330
Chihuahua:
55, 57,
65, 87, 103,
121, 135,
147, 149,
154, 160,
162, 166,
175, 179,
181, 186,
201, 214,
221, 221a,
235, 256,
260,
Chinese shar
pei: 10, 22,
29, 80,
94, 103, 128,
129, 135,
152, 166,
168, 172,186,
187, 221,
221a, 226,
235, 256,
270, 276,
295, 319,
326,
Chow chow:
27, 31,
42, 48, 55,
61, 80,
88, 94, 95,
98, 103,
135, 152,
160a, 165,
166, 172,
192, 204,
204a, 221,
221a, 230,
239, 245,
256, 280,
312
Clumber
spaniel: 94, 103,
152, 309,
319, 324,
Collie:
33, 37,
42, 45, 58,
65, 73,
78, 80, 82,
86, 88,
89, 103, 109,
121, 126,
140, 147,
152, 166,
171, 176,
199, 208,
209, 220,
221, 221a,
236, 238,
245, 256,
270, 273a,
318, 330
Curly-coated
retriever: 42, 88,
94, 103,
256
Dachshund (see
Miniature Dachshund)
Dalmatian:
10, 22,
32, 78, 80,
81, 88,
103, 129, 130,
135, 136,
140, 152,
166, 193a,
199, 221,
221a, 230,
256, 273a,
294, 321,
322,
Dandie Dinmont
terrier: 3, 42,
67, 87,
97, 103, 135,
152, 166,
173, 235,
245, 281,
Doberman
pinscher: 2, 3,
4, 6, 7,
27, 35,
38, 42, 51,
53, 59,
61, 64, 68,
80, 103,
105, 121,
127, 129,
138a, 143a,
146, 147,
152, 161,
166, 170,
173, 182,
192, 199,
206a, 221,
221a, 231,
243, 245,
250, 251,
256, 266,
266a, 267,
270, 292,
304a, 312,
328, 330
English
bulldog: 1, 3,
6, 19, 42,
54, 55,
80, 88, 90,
94, 98,
103, 116, 129,
130, 145,
152, 154,
164, 166,
179, 181,
201, 205,
217, 2,42,
245, 260,
261, 278,
280, 287,
325,
330
English cocker
spaniel: 42, 70,
88, 94,
103, 119, 135,
147, 150,
166, 177,
186, 214,
221, 221a,
236, 245,
256, 259,
270, 304,
330
English
foxhound: 78, 290,
English
setter: 31, 42,
61, 68,
78, 91, 94,
103, 121,
124b, 147,
152, 160,
166, 177,
181, 188a,
193a, 214,
221, 221a,
256, 323,
330
English
springer spaniel: 9a, 10,
12, 18,
26, 27, 42,
43, 54,
55, 59, 65,
69, 72,
88, 94, 94a,
95, 103,
107, 109,
121, 123,
124, 135,
146, 147,
148, 152,
154, 159a,
160a, 166,
171, 173,
188, 193a,
197, 206a,
220, 221,
221a, 226,
228, 235,
236, 2,42,
245, 245a,
254, 256,
264a, 266,
270, 275,
276, 286,
307, 318,
319, 320,
330
English toy
spaniel (King Charles and Ruby Blenheim spaniels):
42, 55,
65, 85, 103,
143, 235,
270, 318
Field spaniel:
14, 42,
166, 256, 270
Finnish spitz:
85
Flat-coated
retriever: 42, 88,
94, 103,
152, 166,
256
French
bulldog: 42, 54,
55, 88,
98, 103, 119,
121, 122,
145, 147,
148, 330
German
shepherd: 10, 21,
27, 36,
42, 44, 54,
55, 59,
65, 72, 72a,
75, 81,
83, 86, 94a,
95, 102,
103, 105,
109, 112,
114, 121,
122, 129a,
221a, 131,
137, 143a,
147, 148,
152, 166,
168, 180,
186, 191,
192, 193a,
194, 208,
220, 221,
221a, 225,
226, 229,
230, 231,
236, 238,
241, 243,
247, 256,
266, 270,
276, 283,
300, 306,
312, 316,
320, 330
German
short-haired pointer: 8, 9a,
42, 65,
103, 114, 124b,
125, 152,
159a, 166,
177, 188a,
191, 193a,
197, 214,
221, 221a,
230, 256,
300, 311,
330
German
wire-haired pointer: 42,
103, 152, 221,
221a, 270,
302, 330
Giant
schnauzer: 42, 105,
135, 146,
152, 158,
166, 192,
221, 221a,
231, 256,
269, 270,
276, 311a,
312, 327a,
Golden
retriever: 7, 9,
10, 22,
42, 59, 65,
81, 88,
94, 95, 103,
121, 129,
129a, 130,
140, 143a,
146, 147,
149, 152,
166, 178,
192, 193,
204a, 206,
220, 221,
221a, 256,
273a, 300,
312, 328,
329
Gordon setter:
31, 42,
45, 103, 152,
166, 221,
221a, 256,
179, 181,
270, 307,
Great Dane:
6, 7, 31,
36, 38,
42, 48, 50,
51, 61,
75, 78, 80,
83, 88,
94, 103, 114,
131, 135,
144, 152,
153, 155,
158, 166,
176, 192,
198, 199,
201, 204a,
211, 221,
221a, 225,
243, 250,
255, 256,
270, 292,
298, 312,
330
Great
Pyrenees: 5, 9,
16, 42,
78, 80, 94,
103, 122,
124, 148,
152, 166,
195, 221,
221a, 244,
256, 304,
311a, 325,
Greyhound:
14, 42,
65, 72, 88,
90, 94a,
109, 112,
121, 147,
155, 166,
186, 220,
221, 221a,
230, 245,
256, 279,
326, 330
Harrier: none
recognized
Havanese:
42, 245,
256, 269
Ibizan hound:
10, 14,
42, 70, 166,
270, 311a,
Irish setter:
7, 10, 22,
31, 40,
42, 61, 65,
79, 81,
88, 103, 109,
121, 129,
130, 131,
132, 138a,
140, 146,
147, 152,
166, 186,
191, 198,
206a, 220,
221, 221a,
243, 245,
256, 264,
273a, 276,
311a, 320,
324, 328,
329
Irish terrier:
75, 85a,
204a, 256
Irish water
spaniel: 42, 152,
166, 167,
195, 245,
256, 330
Irish
wolfhound: 38, 42,
103, 149,
152, 155,
158, 166,
221, 221a,
330
Italian
greyhound: 14, 42,
61, 65,
70, 109, 135,
220, 243,
256, 311a,
Jack Russell
terrier: 20, 123,
186, 206,
330
Japanese
spaniel (Japanese chin): 42,
70, 88,
103, 137, 256
Keeshond:
1, 41, 42,
63, 71,
85, 94, 109,
135, 149,
156, 165,
166, 180,
197, 201,
256, 260,
266, 274,
310, 327,
330
Kerry blue
terrier: 42, 47,
88, 103,
124, 141,
166, 179,
181, 207,
256, 311a,
320, 330
Komondor:
42, 103,
152, 166,
285,
Kuvasz:
42, 103,
152, 166,
221, 221a,
330
Labrador
retriever: 3, 7,
9, 9a, 10,
22, 40,
42, 59, 68,
77, 78,
85, 88, 89,
94, 95,
103, 109, 121,
122, 129a,
147, 148,
149, 152,
158, 159a,
160, 166,
197, 204a,
206a, 221,
221a, 244,
245, 256,
257, 258,
269, 270,
276, 282,
315, 330
Lakeland
terrier: 42, 70,
88, 166,
186, 245,
319, 320,
330
Lhasa Apso:
1, 10, 22,
42, 65,
81, 88, 94,
103, 166,
171, 179,
181, 189,
235, 256,
266, 330
Maltese:
1, 30, 70,
78, 88,
110, 135, 149,
152, 160,
166, 192,
235, 256,
270, 312,
330, 331a,
Mastiff:
31, 65,
94, 103, 166,
221, 221a,
245, 256,
270, 325,
Miniature bull
terrier: 103, 166,
186,
Miniature
dachshund: 4, 5,
42, 43a,
54, 55,
61, 65, 72,
75, 78,
80, 85, 94a,
129, 146,
156, 161,
166, 173,
176, 178,
187, 199,
206a, 214,
216, 224,
228, 230,
237, 239,
250, 256,
267, 275,
296, 297,
326, 328,
330
Miniature
pinscher: 42, 65,
87, 103,
140, 171,
179, 181,
185, 230,
256, 273a
Miniature
poodle: 5, 10,
22, 26,
27, 42, 49,
78, 81,
88, 92, 93,
103, 109,
110, 111,
121, 135,
136, 140,
144, 147,
156, 165,
166, 173,
175, 184,
193a, 199,
206, 220,
221, 221a,
223, 226,
230, 235,
236, 256,
269, 275,
294, 327,
330
Miniature
schnauzer: 10, 22,
42, 70,
76, 88, 103,
112, 121,
144a, 146,
147, 149,
149a, 157,
166, 185,
221, 221a,
259, 260,
266a, 271,
284, 301,
311a, 330
Neapolitan
mastiff: 42, 83,
94, 103,
152, 158,
166, 221,
245, 256
Newfoundland:
25, 38,
42, 75, 83,
94, 95,
103, 114, 129a,
146, 152,
166, 183,
192, 221,
221a, 236,
300, 311a,
312, 320,
327, 330
Norwegian
dunkerhound: 78, 199,
Norwegian
elkhound: 42, 88,
103, 135,
152, 166,
180, 186,
256, 266,
275, 276,
302,
Norwich
terrier: 65, 166,
186, 330
Nova Scotia
duck tolling retriever: 9a,
42, 159a,
166, 256
Old English
sheepdog: 9a, 42,
80, 88,
103, 122, 129,
140, 146,
148, 152,
159a, 161,
166, 172,
192, 221,
221a, 250,
256, 269,
270, 273a,
292, 311a,
312, 328,
330
Otter hound:
119, 152,
166, 221,
221a, 249,
274, 311,
330
Papillon:
12, 42,
65, 103, 166,
235, 330
Pekingese:
42, 88,
103, 116, 146,
162, 166,
171, 173,
179, 181,
184, 186,
199, 230,
246, 256,
277, 278,
304, 311a,
317, 318
Pembroke Welsh
corgi: 42, 50,
65, 72,
75, 90, 109,
166, 186,
245, 256,
270, 330
Pharoah hound:
10, 166,
220, 311a,
Pointer:
8, 10, 36,
42, 65,
80, 89, 103,
109, 152,
166, 178,
213, 215,
230, 231,
239, 256,
318, 330
Pomeranian:
42, 70,
73, 87, 88,
103, 110,
136, 137,
140, 149,
162, 165,
166, 184,
186, 210,
219, 235,
236, 256,
273a, 313,
Portuguese
water dog: 9a, 42,
88, 159a,
166, 188a,
193a, 245,
256, 299a,
Pug:
10, 22,
50, 54, 57,
65, 67,
76, 80, 81,
90, 98,
98a, 103, 109,
116, 143,
149, 152,
166, 173,
179, 185,
195, 196,
230, 235,
246, 256,
259, 293,
295, 304a,
309,
317,
Puli:
27, 42,
152, 256, 270
Rhodesian
ridgeback: 42, 45,
51, 84,
103, 152, 166,
221, 221a,
245, 256
Rottweiler:
9a, 27,
42, 85, 88,
94, 95,
103, 105, 129,
129a, 146,
152, 159a,
161, 166,
172, 192,
231, 245,
256, 269,
270, 300,
311a, 312,
326, 328,
330
Saint Bernard:
31, 42,
60, 72, 83,
88, 94,
94a, 103, 109,
114, 118,
121, 122,
133, 147,
148, 149,
152, 166,
188, 198,
221, 221a,
225, 298,
325, 328,
329, 330
Saluki:
14, 27,
42, 65, 103,
146, 166,
214, 245,
256, 269,
270, 311a,
330
Samoyed:
24, 42,
65, 85, 88,
89, 103,
121, 135,
140, 147,
149, 149b,
152, 166,
221, 221a,
2,42,
245, 256, 260,
269, 270,
273a, 274,
311a, 328,
330
Schipperke:
42, 85,
88, 103, 166,
185, 207,
239, 245,
256
Scottish
deerhound: 31, 42,
105, 131,
158, 166,
221, 221a
Scottish
terrier: 5, 10,
22, 42,
68, 75, 78,
81, 122,
129, 148,
166, 186,
193, 197,
256, 272,
294, 324,
330
Sealyham
terrier: 22, 42,
81, 135,
166, 186,
245, 256,
269, 270
Shetland
sheepdog: 5, 42,
52, 59,
65, 82, 86,
88, 108,
121, 122,
129, 147,
148, 149a,
151 , 152,
157, 166,
192, 220,
236, 245,
256, 270,
306, 312,
328, 329,
330
Shih Tzu:
1, 42, 54,
55, 83,
88, 89, 94,
103, 146,
149, 166,
182, 187,
256, 266,
269, 311a,
317, 330
Siberian
husky: 41, 42,
65, 86,
103, 104, 121,
135, 147,
152, 166,
186, 221,
221a, 230,
245, 256,
270, 328,
329, 330,
334
Silky terrier:
42, 70,
85, 154, 185,
188a, 193a,
235, 245,
256, 311a,
313,
Skye terrier:
27, 88,
101, 111, 163,
183, 186,
192, 206,
312, 316,
330
Smooth fox
terrier: 3, 10,
22, 42,
78, 81, 87,
88, 112,
135, 138,
166, 185,
186, 221,
221a, 243,
260, 288,
330
Soft-coated
Wheaton terrier: 9a, 10,
22, 42,
81, 159a, 166,
172, 220,
245, 253,
256, 266a,
270, 330
Spinoni
Italiani: 91, 103,
Standard
dachshund: 1, 4,
5, 42, 54,
55, 61,
65, 72, 75,
78, 80,
83, 85, 94a,
103, 115,
129, 135,
156, 161,
166, 173,
176, 179,
181, 187,
199, 214,
216, 220,
224, 228,
230, 237,
239, 245,
250, 256,
267, 275,
2,96,
297, 326, 328,
330
Standard
Manchester terrier: 42, 72,
109, 135,
166, 185,
186, 256,
330
Standard
poodle: 9a, 10,
21, 22,
27, 31, 42,
61, 81,
88, 103, 109,
110, 121,
124a, 135,
140, 144,
146, 147,
152, 159a,
166, 175,
184, 186,
199, 220,
221, 221a,
223, 230,
245, 256,
269, 273a,
311a, 330
Standard
schnauzer: 23, 42,
62, 121,
147, 166,
221, 221a,
240, 260,
270, 330
Sussex
spaniel: 38, 42,
88, 103,
270
Swiss mountain
dog: 221, 221a,
249, 311,311a,
Tibertan
mastiff: 95, 152,
158, 166,
192, 221,
245, 312,
330
Tibetan
terrier: 14, 42,
103, 186,
199, 214,
245, 256,
270
Toy Manchester
terrier: 42, 166,
1186,
256, 330
Toy poodle:
5, 10, 22,
26, 27,
42, 49, 78,
81, 88,
92, 93, 103,
109, 110,
111, 121,
124a, 135,
136, 140,
144, 146,
147, 149,
156, 165,
166, 173,
175, 184,
193a, 199,
221, 221a,
223, 226,
230, 235,
236, 256,
269, 275,
294, 327,
330
Vizsla:
42, 68,
80, 103, 109,
117, 121,
140, 143a,
147, 152,
161, 166,
193, 221,
221a, 256,
273a, 289,
2,96,
305, 318,
319, 326,
Weimaraner:
31, 43a,
61, 65,
88, 103, 105,
114, 121,
131, 140,
142, 147,
152, 158,
160a, 165,
166, 168,
169, 170,
196, 206,
256, 273a,
289, 2,96,
305, 311b,
318, 319,
326,
Welsh springer
spaniel: 42, 135,
152, 245,
256
Welsh terrier:
42, 135,
166, 186,
330
West Highland
white terrier: 2, 4,
9a, 10,
21, 22, 42,
68, 71,
81, 106, 136,
156, 159a,
171, 181,
185, 186,
199, 245,
270, 276,
331, 331a,
Whippet:
42, 61,
70, 80, 103,
143a, 166,
186, 221,
221a, 234,
256, 330
Wire-haired
fox terrier: 3, 22,
42, 78,
87, 88, 103,
112, 135,
138, 185,
186, 243,
256, 260,
288, 310,
330
Wire-haired
pointing griffon: 152,
206a, 226
Yorkshire
terrier: 42, 71,
80, 88,
103, 149, 154,
162, 166,
179, 181,
185, 235,
236, 245,
256, 269,270,
276, 330
Section II:
1.
Aberrant cilia: eyelashes growing
abnormally, such as rubbing against the eyeball (see #88,).
2.
Abnormal copper metabolism: (usually
Bedlington terriers or Doberman pinschers) an inability to
utilize and store copper properly, resulting in liver
disease and other problems.
3.
Abnormal dentition: abnormal placement,
number and development of teeth.
4.
Acanthosis nigricans: (usually
dachshunds) a skin disease where the skin becomes
thickened and dark, primarily affecting the axillae
(armpits).
5. Achondroplasia:
abnormal development of cartilage leading to dwarfism
(seen aberrantly in most breeds, but that's what makes a
Basset hound and other achondroplastic breeds long and
low).
6. Acne:
same thing as in humans, affects the muzzle and lip areas.
7. Acral lick
dermatitis:
a skin disease caused by an animal's licking a localized
area excessively, especially on the legs and paws.
8. Acral mutilation:
a
progressive self-mutilation of the feet and legs. Also
known as peripheral sensory neuropathy in pointing breeds
because they are born without pain sensation.
9. Acute moist
dermatitis:
known as "hot spots," a localized area of a severely
itchy, inflamed and oozing dermatitis exacerbated by the
animal's intense licking and chewing at the spot.
9a. Addison's disease (hypoadrenocorticism):
a disease characterized by inadequate secretion of
cortisone from the adrenal glands. More common in Old
English sheepdogs, standard poodles and bearded collies.
(See #159a,.)
10. Allergies:
same as in humans. Dogs can be allergic to things they
come in contact with, eat or inhale.
11. Amyloidosis:
a condition where
abnormal deposits of proteinaceous material called amyloid
are laid down in tissues and impair their function. Common
in Akitas and Chinese shar peis.
12. Anasarca:
a condition where neonatal puppies have an abnormal
accumulation of fluids in their tissues. Often seen in
English bulldogs.
13. Anemia with
chondrodysplasia:
a condition of Alaskan malamutes where there is
malformation and maldevelopment of cartilage and red blood
cells. Also called stomatocytosis because of the
mouth-like shape of red blood cells.
14. Anesthetic
idiosyncracy:
a condition where an individual has an abnormal response
to commonly used anesthetics sometimes leading to death.
Idiosyncratic means there is no good explanation or way to
predict this.
15. Anomaly of third
cervical vertebra:
a malformation of one of the neck bones in the spinal
column.
16. Anophthalmia:
a condition where an animal is born without any eyes.
17. Aortic body tumors:
a cancer
that arises from a small organ at the base of the aorta,
near the heart.
18. Apocrine gland
tumor: a
cancer arising from glands which secrete fluids (such as
mammary glands).
19. Arteriovenous
fistula: an
abnormal connection that forms between arteries and veins.
20. Ataxia:
(see #255,
#288,.)
21. Atopic dermatitis:
a skin disease caused by a dog's reaction to an inhalant
allergy. (See #81,.)
22. Atopy:
an allergy caused from things dogs inhale.
23. Atresia of
nasolacrimal puncta:
a condition where the holes on the inside of the lower
eyelids (puncta) are too small or closed so tears spill
over the lid instead of draining to the nose.
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