Areas of Breed Health Concerns
The Canine Health Foundation Polls the breed clubs and breed enthusiasts each year for their top health concerns. The below list was submitted for 2009.
Most Common Health Issues (listed alphabetically):
Behavior
Aggression English Springer Spaniel, Sealyham Terrier
Compulsive Behavior Border Collie
Noise Phobia Bearded Collie
Blood Disorders
Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Great Pyrenees
Thrombocytopenia Old English Sheepdog
von Willebrand's Disease Rottweiler
Cardiology (Airedale Terrier, American Water Spaniel, German Shepherd Dog, Miniature Pinscher, Vizsla)
Atrial Fibrillation Irish Wolfhound
Cardiomyopathy Australian Terrier, Boxer, Saluki, Scottish Deerhound
Dilated Cardiomyopathy Borzoi, Doberman Pinscher, Dogue de Bordeaux, Great Dane, Neapolitan Mastiff, Portuguese Water Dog, Saint Bernard, Standard Schnauzer, Yorkshire Terrier
Mitral Value Disease American Staffordshire Terrier, Bichon Frise, Borzoi, Bulldog, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chihuahua, Great Dane, Japanese Chin, Miniature Bull Terrier, Norfolk Terrier, Saluki
Patent Ductus Arteriosus Gordon Setter, Shetland Sheepdog
Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis Dogue de Bordeaux, Golden Retriever, Great Dane, Greyhound, Miniature Bull Terrier, Newfoundland, Rottweiler
Tricuspid Value Dysplasia Borzoi, Great Dane, Labrador Retriever, Saluki
Dermatology
Acral Lick Dermatitis Rottweiler
Alopecia Miniature Pinscher, Old English Sheepdog, Schipperke
Atopic Dermatitis Australian Terrier, Bernese Mountain Dog, Chinese Shar-Pei, French Bulldog, Scottish Terrier, Welsh Terrier, West Highland White Terrier
Demodectic Mange Bulldog, Old English Sheepdog
Dermoid Sinus Australian Shepherd, Neapolitan Mastiff
Follicle Dysplasia American Water Spaniel
Ichthyosis (Idiopathic Cornificaiont Disorder) Norfolk Terrier
Schnauzer Comedone Syndrome Standard Schnauzer
Sebaceous Adenitis Akita, Havanese, Old English Sheepdog, Poodle
Vitiligo Gordon Setter
Ear Disorders
Deafness Border Collie, Dalmatian, English Cocker Spaniel, Manchester Terrier
Ear Infections Cocker Spaniel
Endocrinology
Diabetes Mellitus Australian Terrier, Bichon Frise, Giant Schnauzer, Gordon Setter, Great Dane, Schipperke
Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's disease) Australian Terrier, Bedlington Terrier, Cocker Spaniel, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, Schipperke, Scottish Terrier, Skye Terrier
Hyperparathyroidism Harrier
Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison's disease) Australian Terrier, Bearded Collie, Gordon Setter, Great Pyrenees, Ibizan Hound, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Poodle, Portuguese Water Dog, Scottish Deerhound, Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Hypothyroidism Afghan Hound, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Water Spaniel, Australian Terrier, Basenji, Belgian Malinois, Belgian Tervuren, Border Terrier, Briard, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Chow Chow, Dalmatian, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Giant Schnauzer, Gordon
Thyroiditis American Staffordshire Terrier, Beagle, Canaan Dog, Field Spaniel, Leonberger, Welsh Springer Spaniel
Gastrointestinal
Anal Furunculosis (Perianal Fistula) German Shepherd Dog, Harrier
Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus Akita, Basset Hound, Bernese Mountain Dog, Bloodhound, Border Collie, Borzoi, Briard, Collie, Curly-Coated Retriever, English Foxhound, English Springer Spaniel, Flat-Coated Retriever, Gordon Setter, Great Dane, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Greyhound, Komo
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Australian Shepherd, Basenji, Belgian Malinois, Canaan Dog, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chinook, Cocker Spaniel, French Bulldog, German Shepherd Dog, Great Dane, Kerry Blue Terrier, Maltese, Manchester Terrier, Siberian Husky, Soft Coated Wheaten Terri
Pancreatic Acinar Atrophy/Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency German Shepherd Dog, Great Dane
Pancreatitis Australian Terrier, Borzoi, Maltese, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, Rottweiler, Yorkshire Terrier
Protein-Losing Enteropathy Bedlington Terrier, Canaan Dog, Chinese Shar-Pei, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier
Hepatic Disorders
Copper Toxicosis Doberman Pinscher, West Highland White Terrier
Hepatorportal Microvascular Dysplasia Cairn Terrier, Norfolk Terrier, Tibetan Spaniel
Liver Disease Scottish Terrier
Portosystemic Shunts Cairn Terrier, Havanese, Norfolk Terrier, Papillon, Pug, Scottish Deerhound, Yorkshire Terrier
Immunology (Airedale Terrier, Bearded Collie, Collie, English Springer Spaniel, Harrier, Ibizan Hound, Irish Setter, Komondor, Samoyed, Tibetan Mastiff)
Allergies Australian Shepherd, Australian Terrier, Beagle, Belgian Malinois, Border Terrier, Bulldog, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chinook, Clumber Spaniel, Cocker Spaniel, English Cocker Spaniel, English Springer Spaniel, French Bulldog, German Shepherd Dog, Gia
Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia Australian Shepherd, Bedlington Terrier, Bernese Mountain Dog, Canaan Dog, Clumber Spaniel, Cocker Spaniel, English Cocker Spaniel, Field Spaniel, Flat-Coated Retriever, Great Dane, Kerry Blue Terrier, Old English Sheepdog, Rottweiler, Saluki
Immune-Mediated Rheumatic Disease Lakeland Terrier, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Lupus Erythematosus Australian Shepherd
Steroid Responsive Meningitis Beagle, Greyhound, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
Symmetrical Lupoid Onychodystrophy Bearded Collie, Gordon Setter, Greyhound
Uveodermatologic Syndrome (VKH-like Syndrome) Akita
Infectious Disease
Aspergillosis Vizsla
Herpesvirus Doberman Pinscher
Influenza Komondor
Leishmaniasis English Foxhound, Neapolitan Mastiff
Staphylococcis (MRSA) American Staffordshire Terrier
Vaccines Chihuahua, Manchester Terrier, Miniature Pinscher
Neurology
Caudal Cerival Spondylomyelopathy (Wobbler Symdrome) Doberman Pinscher, Great Dane
Cerebellar Abiotrophy Gordon Setter, Scottish Terrier
Cerebellar Ataxia Old English Sheepdog
Cerebellar Cortical Degeneration Gordon Setter
Degenerative Myelopathy Bernese Mountain Dog, Boxer, Canaan Dog, German Shepherd Dog, Great Pyrenees, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Pug, Rottweiler
Demyelination Collie
Dermatomyositis Collie, Shetland Sheepdog
Encephalitis Miniature Pinscher
Epilepsy Akita, American Water Spaniel, Australian Shepherd, Beagle, Belgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdog, Belgian Tervuren, Bloodhound, Border Collie, Border Terrier, Boston Terrier, Chihuahua, Chinook, Cocker Spaniel, Collie, Curly-Coated Retriever, Dalmatian, Eng
Exercised Induced Collapse Affenpinscher, Border Collie, Curly-Coated Retriever
Hydrocephalus Chihuahua
Idiopathic Head Shakes Bulldog
Intervertebral Disc Disease Clumber Spaniel, French Bulldog, German Shepherd Dog, Greyhound, Miniature Pinscher, Sealyham Terrier, Tibetan Spaniel
Laryngeal Paralysis Belgian Malinois, Miniature Bull Terrier
Megaesophagus Belgian Tervuren, Borzoi, German Shepherd Dog, Gordon Setter, Lakeland Terrier, Rottweiler
Meningitis Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
Meningoencephalitis Yorkshire Terrier
Neonatal Encephalopathy Gordon Setter
Neuraxonal Dystrophy Papillon
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses Tibetan Terrier
Polyneuropathy English Cocker Spaniel, Leonberger
Progressive Neuronal Abiotrophy Kerry Blue Terrier
Pug Dog Encephalitis Pug
Spondylosis Deformans German Shepherd Dog
Syringomyelia Affenpinscher, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Oncology (Airedale Terrier, American Water Spaniel, Belgian Tervuren, English Springer Spaniel, Golden Retriever, Ibizan Hound, Irish Water Spaniel, Neapolitan Mastiff, Norwich Terrier, Samoyed, Scottish Terrier, Tibetan Spaniel, Welsh Terrier, Wirehaired Pointing)
Brain Tumors Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
Fibrosarcoma Flat-Coated Retriever
Gastric Cancer Belgian Tervuren, Chow Chow, Keeshond
Hemangiosarcoma Afghan Hound, Australian Shepherd, Basset Hound, Bernese Mountain Dog, Border Collie, Borzoi, Briard, Bullmastiff, Clumber Spaniel, Cocker Spaniel, Curly-Coated Retriever, Flat-Coated Retriever, German Shepherd Dog, Gordon Setter, Great Dane, Great Pyrene
Hepatic Carcinoma Standard Schnauzer
Histiocytosis Bernese Mountain Dog, Flat-Coated Retriever
Lymphoma Akita, Australian Shepherd, Bernese Mountain Dog, Bloodhound, Border Collie, Briard, Bullmastiff, Canaan Dog, Chinese Shar-Pei, Cocker Spaniel, Collie, Curly-Coated Retriever, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Dogue de Bordeaux, Flat-Coated Retriever, Golden Retrie
Mammary Tumors Briard, Canaan Dog, Cocker Spaniel, Field Spaniel, Skye Terrier, Welsh Terrier
Mast Cell Tumors American Staffordshire Terrier, Bloodhound, Boston Terrier, Bullmastiff, Chinese Shar-Pei, Curly-Coated Retriever, Flat-Coated Retriever, Shetland Sheepdog
Melanoma Briard, Gordon Setter, Irish Setter, Kerry Blue Terrier
Osteosarcoma Afghan Hound, Akita, Bloodhound, Borzoi, Briard, Bullmastiff, Collie, Curly-Coated Retriever, Doberman Pinscher, Dogue de Bordeaux, Flat-Coated Retriever, Great Dane, Great Pyrenees, Irish Setter, Leonberger, Rottweiler, Saint Bernard, Saluki, Scottish De
Soft-tissue Sarcoma Canaan Dog, Saluki
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Briard, Giant Schnauzer, Gordon Setter, Poodle
Transitional Cell Carcinoma Scottish Terrier, West Highland White Terrier
Urinary Bladder Cancer Shetland Sheepdog
Ophthalmology
Cataracts Afghan Hound, Australian Shepherd, Belgian Tervuren, Border Terrier, Boston Terrier, Canaan Dog, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Giant Schnauzer, Harrier, Havanese, Ibizan Hound, Irish Water Spaniel, Japanese Chin, Lakeland Terrier, Newfoundland, Rottweiler, Sa
Corneal Dystrophies Shetland Sheepdog, Siberian Husky
Corneal Ulcers French Bulldog
Glaucoma Basset Hound, Border Collie, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, Sealyham Terrier, Shiba Inu, Welsh Springer Spaniel, Welsh Terrier
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca Pug
Lens Luxation Sealyham Terrier, Tibetan Terrier
Microphthalmia Borzoi
Ocular Melanosis Cairn Terrier
Pigmentary Uveitis Golden Retriever
Progressive Retinal Atrophy Basenji, Belgian Sheepdog, Belgian Tervuren, English Springer Spaniel, Flat-Coated Retriever, Giant Schnauzer, Gordon Setter, Papillon, Rottweiler, Tibetan Spaniel, Tibetan Terrier
Retinal Dysplasia Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Ibizan Hound
Retinopathy Swedish Vallhund
Oral Disorders
Dentistry Bichon Frise, Shetland Sheepdog
Orthopedic Disorders
Chondrodysplasia Beagle, Chinook, Havanese
Cleft Palate Boston Terrier, Bulldog, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Craniomandibular Osteopahty Cairn Terrier, Scottish Terrier, West Highland White Terrier
Cruciate Ligament Rupture Akita, American Staffordshire Terrier, Bernese Mountain Dog, Border Terrier, Bulldog, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Dogue de Bordeaux, Gordon Setter, Great Pyrenees, Leonberger, Newfoundland, Rottweiler, Standard Schnauzer, Swedish Vallhund
Elbow Dysplasia Airedale Terrier, Australian Shepherd, Belgian Malinois, Bernese Mountain Dog, Bloodhound, Chow Chow, Dogue de Bordeaux, English Springer Spaniel, Giant Schnauzer, Golden Retriever, Gordon Setter, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Irish Water Spaniel, Keeshond,
Hip Dysplasia Affenpinscher, Afghan Hound, Airedale Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Australian Shepherd, Basenji, Belgian Malinois, Bernese Mountain Dog, Bloodhound, Briard, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Chinook, Chow Chow, Dogue de
Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy Great Dane, Irish Setter
Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Australian Terrier, Chihuahua, Havanese, Lakeland Terrier, Manchester Terrier, Miniature Pinscher, Schipperke, West Highland White Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier
Osteoarthritis (Degenerative Arthritis) Bernese Mountain Dog, Bloodhound, Shetland Sheepdog
Osteochondritis Dissecans Gordon Setter, Great Dane
Osteochondrosis Leonberger
Patellar Luxation Australian Terrier, Bichon Frise, Border Terrier, Boston Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Chihuahua, Chow Chow, English Cocker Spaniel, Giant Schnauzer, Great Pyrenees, Japanese Chin, Keeshond, Lakeland Terrier, Miniature Pinscher, Norfolk Terrier, Norwich Terrier
Renal and Urological Disorders
Cystic Calculi Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
Cystinuria Scottish Deerhound
Fanconi Syndrome Basenji
Incontinence Collie, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Old English Sheepdog
Juvenile Renal Disease Gordon Setter
Nephritis Miniature Bull Terrier
Protein-Losing Nephropathy Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Renal Amyloidosis English Foxhound
Renal and Urological Disorders Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Renal Dysplasia Airedale Terrier, Bedlington Terrier, Boxer, Cairn Terrier, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Newfoundland, Shetland Sheepdog, Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, Tibetan Terrier
Renal Failure Cairn Terrier, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Yorkshire Terrier
Shar-Pei Fever Chinese Shar-Pei
Urolithiasis Bichon Frise, Bulldog, Dalmatian, Silky Terrier
Reproduction Briard, English Springer Spaniel, Neapolitan Mastiff
Cryptorchidism Chinook, Greyhound, Leonberger, Rottweiler, Saluki, Shetland Sheepdog, Siberian Husky, Swedish Vallhund
Dystocia Greyhound
Fetal Anasarca (Water Puppy Syndrome) Bulldog
Infertility Affenpinscher, Rottweiler, Shetland Sheepdog
Respiratory
Brachycephalic Syndrome Affenpinscher, French Bulldog, Japanese Chin
Chylothorax Borzoi
Everted Laryngeal Saccules Norwich Terrier
Idiopathic Pulonary Fibrosis West Highland White Terrier
Lung Lobe Torsion Borzoi, Pug
Tracheal Collapse Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, Yorkshire Terrier
