Dog Diseases
This list of dog diseases is a continuously updated selection of diseases and other conditions found in the dog.
- Main article: Dog health
Infectious diseases
- Viral
infections
- Rabies (Hydrophobia)
- Canine parvovirus
- Canine coronavirus
- Canine distemper
- Kennel cough
- Infectious canine hepatitis
- Canine herpesvirus
- Brucellosis
- Bacterial infections
- Leptospirosis
- Lyme disease
- Ehrlichiosis
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- Fungal
infections
- Blastomycosis
- Histoplasmosis
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Cryptococcosis
- Ringworm
- Sporotrichosis
- Aspergillosis
- Pythiosis
- Phycomycosis
- Protozoal diseases
- Giardiasis
- Coccidiosis
- Leishmaniasis
- Babesiosis
- Other infections
- Protothecosis
Parasites
- Parasites, particularly intestinal worms such as hookworms, tapeworms and roundworms (see toxocariasis)
- Fleas and ticks
- Heartworm
- Mites
- Ear mite
- Cheyletiellosis
- Chiggers
- Mange
Skeletal and muscular disorders
- Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
- Hip dysplasia and elbow dysplasia
- Luxating patella
- Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) [1]
- Panosteitis (growing pains)
- Perthes disease or Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome
- Back pain, particularly in long-backed breeds, such as Basset Hounds and Dachshunds
- Congenital vertebral anomaly (including butterfly, block, and transitional vertebrae, and hemivertebrae)
- Craniomandibular osteopathy
- Hypertrophic osteopathy
- Hypertrophic osteodystrophy
- Spondylosis
- Temporomandibular joint luxation
- Masticatory muscle myositis
Cardiovascular and circulatory
- Platelet disorders
- Thrombocytopathy such as von Willebrand disease
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombocytosis
- Hemolytic anemia
- Heart
diseases
- Heart murmur
- Mitral valve disease
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Heart failure
- Sick sinus syndrome
- Various
heart defects
- Aortic stenosis
- Pulmonic stenosis
- Ventricular septal defect
- Atrial septal defect
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Patent ductus arteriosus
- Heart valve dysplasia (including mitral and tricuspid valve dysplasia)
- Splenic masses
- Pericardial effusion
Nervous system
- Syringomyelia
- Epilepsy
- Cerebellar hypoplasia
- Seizure disorders
- Inherited polyneuropathy
- Scotty Cramp
- Cauda equina syndrome
- Coonhound paralysis
- Tick paralysis
- Dancing Dobermann disease
- Granulomatous meningoencephalitis (GME) (including Pug Dog encephalitis)
- Facial nerve paralysis
- Laryngeal paralysis
- White dog shaker syndrome
- Wobbler disease (cervical instability)
Eyes
- Eyelid diseases
-
Lens diseases
- Cataracts (juvenile and adult type)
- Lens luxation
- Nuclear sclerosis
- Retinal
diseases
- Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA)
- Retinal dysplasia
- Retinal degeneration
- Retinal detachment
- Corneal
diseases
- Corneal dystrophy
- Corneal ulcer
- Florida keratopathy
- Pannus
- Collie eye anomaly (CEA)
- Cherry eye
- Glaucoma
- Ocular Melanosis (OM)
- Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eye)
- Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome
- Blindness
- Conjunctivitis
- Proptosed globe
- Horner's syndrome
- Optic neuritis
- Persistent pupillary membrane
- Uveitis
- Asteroid hyalosis
- Synchysis scintillans
- Iris cyst
- Imperforate lacrimal punctum
Ears
- Ear infections, particularly breeds with hanging ears, such as Beagles
- Deafness
- Fly strike dermatitis
Skin
- Dog skin disorders
- allergies
- Alopecia
- Follicular dystrophy
- Dermoid sinus
- Lick granuloma
- Pemphigus
- Dermal fragility syndrome
- Discoid lupus erythematosus
Cancers
- cancer
- Canine transmissible venereal tumor
- Hemangiosarcoma
- Osteosarcoma
- Malignant histiocytosis
- Mastocytoma (mast cell tumor)
- Lymphoma (lymphosarcoma)
- Fibrosarcoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Perianal gland tumor
- Anal sac adenocarcinoma
- Melanoma
- Leukemias
- Plasmacytoma
- Prostate cancer
- Mammary tumors
- Insulinoma
- Oral cancer
- Eye cancer
- Nasal cancer
- Skin cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Gastrointestinal cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Lung cancer
- Heart tumors
- Testicular cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Uterine cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Liver cancer
- Brain tumors
Behavioral
- Coprophagia
- Hyperactivity
Environmental
- Sensitivity to anaesthesia
- Heat stroke, especially flat-faced breeds, such as the Bulldog
- Foxtails
Endocrine diseases
- Diabetes
- Thyroid
diseases, including:
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Addison's disease
- Cushing's syndrome
- Diabetes insipidus
Gastrointestinal diseases
- Bloat (also known as gastric torsion or gatric dilatation-volvulus (GDV))
- Megaesophagus
- Volvulus (twisted intestines)
- Foreign body
- Anal fistula
- Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
- Pancreatitis
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Bilious vomiting syndrome
- Intussusception
- Lymphangiectasia
- Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis
Urinary and reproductive systems
- Kidney
diseases
- Fanconi syndrome
- Renal failure (kidney failure)
- Glomerulonephritis
- Renal dysplasia
-
Urinary bladder diseases
- Bladder stones
- Urinary tract infection
- Urinary incontinence
- Reproductive diseases
- Prostate disease
- Cryptorchidism
- False pregnancy
- Pyometra
- Umbilical hernia
- Inguinal hernia
Poisons and overdoses
- Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
- Ibuprofen (Advil)
- Naproxen (Aleve)
- Antifreeze
- Mouse and rat poison
- Insecticide
- Chocolate
- Lead poisoning
- Onions
Miscellaneous
- Vertigo
- Molera (hole in skull)
- Inbreeding depression (see also Small population size)
- Autoimmune disease
- CECS (Canine Epileptoid Cramping Syndrome [2]
- Anal gland disease
- Shar Pei fever as a cause of amyloidosis
- Liver failure
- Dental disease
- Portosystemic shunt (liver shunt)
- Perineal hernia
- Primary ciliary dyskinesia
- Cleft palate
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Gingival hyperplasia
- Salmon poisoning disease
- Vaccine reaction
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Myasthenia gravis
- Tetanus
- Polydactyly