DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Idiopathic Epilepsy Organ System: Nervous/sensory Epilepsy is seizures caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Idiopathic epilepsy is a specific form of epilepsy where...
Breeds exposed to Glaucoma – Research Reference German Shepherd Cross – University of Sydney (LIDA Dog Disease Database) Miniature Poodle Cross – University of Sydney (LIDA Dog Disease Database) Alsatian Cross – University…
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Anesthetic Idiosyncracy Organ System: Cardiovascular An abnormal, unreliable response to commonly used anaesthetics. It is believed to be caused by the incapability of the liver...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Myxomatous Degeneration of the Mitral Valve Organ System: Nervous/sensory One of the most common causes of heart disease in dogs, it is a progressive destruction...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Pancreatic Insufficiency, Exocrine Organ System: Nervous/sensory Inability of the pancreas to produce and excrete enzymes essential in the digestion of eaten food. The contents cannot...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Persistent Right Aortic Arch Organ System: Nervous/sensory A vessel connection from the fetal period that fails to disappear after birth. Right aortic arch passes over...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Pancreatitis Organ System: Nervous/sensory Pancreatitis is a disorder in which your dog's pancreas essentially eats itself. As the pancreatic tissue dies, it releases toxins into...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Aortic Stenosis Organ System: Cardiovascular One of the most common congenital heart disorders in dogs. It is a defect of the valve dividing the lower...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Carotid Body Tumors Organ System: Cardiovascular Usually a benign tumour affecting the specialized chemoreceptor tissue inside of the carotid arteries in the neck. It grows...