DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Symmetric Lupoid Onychodystrophy Organ System: Integument Also referred to as Symmetrical Lupoid Onychodystrophy. This is an immune-mediated problem affecting the claw of dogs. Distinct signs...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy Organ System: Cardiovascular Familial dilated cardiomyopathy is an inherited disorder of the heart muscle characterized by poor contractility and dilation of the...
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: 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: Hyperadrenocorticism Organ System: Nervous/sensory One of the most common endocrine problems in dogs, Cushing's syndrome is characterized by sustained and abnormally high amount of cortisol...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Abnormal Dentition Organ System: Nervous/sensory One of the most common causes of serious periodontal disease is poorly aligned teeth. Teeth which are not properly aligned...
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DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Neuroaxonal Dystrophy Organ System: Nervous/sensory Axons are parts of the nervous cells conducting the impulses to the brain. In this hereditary disorder they are progressively...