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...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Osteochondrodysplasia Organ System: Nervous/sensory A congenital anomaly in the development of the bone and cartilage. It is inherited as a recessive trait. Some breeds are...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Pilomatrixoma Organ System: Nervous/sensory A rarely seen benign tumour of the hair follicle of the dog. There are some breeds that are genetically predisposed to...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Pododermatitis Organ System: Nervous/sensory The inflammation of the feet or paws caused by a number of reasons ranging from allergies, infection, parasites to cancer and...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Pattern Alopecia Organ System: Nervous/sensory A condition of gradual and symmetric thinning and loss of hair affecting certain dog breeds. The cause of alopecia is...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Oligodontia Organ System: Nervous/sensory Oligodontia is genetically inherited anomaly of the teeth; dogs have fewer teeth than expected. It can be symmetrical or asymmetrical, affecting...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Narcolepsy Organ System: Nervous/sensory A rare nervous system disorder affecting sleeping habits. Triggered by emotional excitement, the narcoleptic episode manifests itself as a sudden sleeping...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Malocclusion Organ System: Nervous/sensory An inherited jaw abnormality causing the dogs to have the irregular bite. In the ideal case, upper incisors should overlap and...
DefinitionBreeds AffectedDisease Author and Researcher Species: Dog Condition: Psoriasiform-Lichenoid Dermatosis Organ System: Nervous/sensory Psoriasiform-lichenoid dermatosis is a highly unusual skin condition unique to English springer spaniels. Symptoms generally occur before the dog is...
Breeds exposed to Pemphigus – Research Reference “Australian Silky Terrier Cross – University of Sydney (LIDA Dog Disease Database) & (Rubin 1989 Border Terrier Cross – University of Sydney (LIDA Dog Disease Database)…