DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Vasculitis Organ System: Urogenital Vasculitis involves inflammation of blood vessels usually associated with injury to the endothelial layer of the heart, blood and lymph vessels....
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Phosphatase 1 Deficiency Organ System: Respiratory Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Phosphate 1 Deficiency (PDP1) is a genetic deficiency which has been diagnosed in Clumber and...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Mitochondrial Myopathy Organ System: Nervous/sensory One of the main causes of mitochondrial myopathy includes inherited disorders of carnitine metabolism. When the mitochondria in the body...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Micropapilla Organ System: Nervous/sensory A dog with Micropapilla has a smaller than normal optic disc however the abnormality is not associated with vision loss. It...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Medial Canthal Pocket Syndrome Organ System: Nervous/sensory The syndrome is used to describe chronic irritation of the cornea and conjunctiva in dogs which are often...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Hypertrophic Neuropathy Organ System: Nervous/sensory Also called canine inherited hypertrophic neuropathy, this congenital problem has been diagnosed in Tibetan Mastiff. Demyelination of the peripheral Schwann...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Epidermal Hyperkeratosis Organ System: Nervous/sensory Hyperkeratosis involves the thickening of the outer layer of the skin where keratin, a tough protective protein, is present. The...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Eyelash Abnormalities Organ System: Nervous/sensory Eyelash abnormalities are one of the common hereditary problems in dogs. The most common of these abnormalities include distichiasis, ectopic...