Dog health conditions
161 common and hereditary conditions across the 155 breeds we track: what each one is, and which breeds are prone to it.
orthopaedic
Hip dysplasia · 96Patellar luxation · 52Elbow dysplasia · 28Legg-Calve-Perthes · 17Chondrodysplasia · 3Craniomandibular osteopathy · 3Cruciate ligament rupture · 2Hemivertebrae · 2Hypertrophic osteodystrophy · 1Immune-mediated rheumatic disease · 1Leg fractures · 1Osteoarthritis · 1Premature growth-plate closure · 1
eye
Progressive retinal atrophy · 70Cataracts · 24Entropion · 16Primary lens luxation · 12Glaucoma · 9Cherry eye · 6Collie eye anomaly · 6Ectropion · 4Corneal ulcers · 4Retinal dysplasia · 4Hereditary cataracts · 3Dry eye · 2Persistent pupillary membrane · 2Congenital stationary night blindness · 1Corneal dystrophy · 1Distichiasis · 1Retinopathy · 1Xerophthalmia · 1
cardiac
neurological
Epilepsy · 16IVDD · 15Degenerative myelopathy · 7Cerebellar ataxia · 4Exercise-induced collapse · 3Ceroid lipofuscinosis · 3Ataxia · 2Chiari-like malformation · 2Congenital deafness · 2Muscular dystrophy · 2Polyneuropathy · 2Syringomyelia · 2Wobbler syndrome · 2CECS (cramping syndrome) · 1Cerebellar abiotrophy · 1Degenerative encephalopathy · 1Episodic falling · 1Fucosidosis · 1GM1 gangliosidosis · 1GM2 gangliosidosis · 1Globoid cell leukodystrophy · 1Hydrocephalus · 1Idiopathic epilepsy · 1Inherited demyelinative neuropathy · 1Lafora disease · 1Myelopathy · 1Neonatal ataxia · 1Neuroaxonal dystrophy · 1Neuronal degeneration · 1Progressive neuronal abiotrophy · 1Pug dog encephalitis · 1Scottie cramp · 1Seizures · 1Shaker syndrome · 1
respiratory
skin
Atopic dermatitis · 9Otitis externa · 8Skin fold dermatitis · 5Allergies · 4Demodectic mange · 3Dermatomyositis · 2Sebaceous adenitis · 2Zinc-responsive dermatosis · 2Alopecia · 1Alopecia X · 1Autoimmune skin disease · 1Cheyletiella dermatitis · 1Dermoid sinus · 1Ear infections · 1Follicular dermatitis · 1Follicular dysplasia · 1Foot-pad corns · 1Hyperkeratosis · 1Ichthyosis · 1Lethal acrodermatitis · 1Sebaceous cysts · 1Spiculosis · 1
metabolic
Hypothyroidism · 32Portosystemic shunt · 6Obesity · 5Diabetes mellitus · 5Addison's disease · 4Congenital hypothyroidism · 2Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency · 2PDH deficiency · 2Copper toxicosis · 1Copper-associated hepatopathy · 1Cushing's disease · 1Glycogen storage disease · 1Hyperlipidaemia · 1L-2-HGA · 1Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB · 1Mucopolysaccharidosis VI · 1Pancreatitis · 1Primary hyperparathyroidism · 1