Dog diseases
Every condition has its own page: what it is, the signs you may notice, when to see a vet and the breeds it matters for.
148 conditions Search by what you noticed
Disease categories
Pick a body system to find its conditions, their signs and when to see a vet.
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- Addison's disease Hormones and metabolism 5 breeds
- Adult-onset neuropathy Nerves and muscles 1 breed
- Allergies (food, skin and environmental) Skin and coat 11 breeds
- Alopecia X (black skin disease) Skin and coat 1 breed
- Anal gland problems Digestion and liver
- Anaplasmosis Infections
- Anxiety General health 1 breed
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) Heart 1 breed
- Arthritis Bones and joints 1 breed
- Atopic dermatitis Skin and coat 3 breeds
- Autoimmune disorders Blood and immunity 2 breeds
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- Cancer Cancer 12 breeds
- Canine epileptoid cramping syndrome (Spike's disease) Nerves and muscles 1 breed
- Cataracts Eyes 22 breeds
- Centronuclear myopathy Nerves and muscles 1 breed
- Cerebellar ataxia Nerves and muscles 6 breeds
- Cherry eye Eyes 2 breeds
- Chondrodysplasia (disproportionate dwarfism) Bones and joints 2 breeds
- Chylothorax Breathing 1 breed
- Collie eye anomaly Eyes 5 breeds
- Conjunctivitis Eyes
- Copper-associated hepatitis Digestion and liver 2 breeds
- Corneal dystrophy Eyes 2 breeds
- Cranial cruciate ligament disease Bones and joints 2 breeds
- Craniomandibular osteopathy (lion jaw) Bones and joints 1 breed
- Cushing's disease Hormones and metabolism 3 breeds
- Cystinuria Kidneys and bladder 1 breed
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- Deafness Ears and hearing 18 breeds
- Degenerative myelopathy Nerves and muscles 13 breeds
- Degenerative myopathy Nerves and muscles 1 breed
- Delayed bleeding after a procedure Blood and immunity 1 breed
- Demodectic mange Skin and coat 1 breed
- Dental and gum disease Digestion and liver 29 breeds
- Dermatomyositis Skin and coat 3 breeds
- Dermoid sinuses Skin and coat 2 breeds
- Diabetes mellitus Hormones and metabolism 4 breeds
- Dilated cardiomyopathy Heart 12 breeds
- Distemper Infections
- Distichiasis Eyes 1 breed
- Dry eye (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) Eyes 3 breeds
- Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa Skin and coat 1 breed
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- Ear infections Ears and hearing 18 breeds
- Ear mites Parasites
- Elbow dysplasia Bones and joints 49 breeds
- Entropion Eyes 12 breeds
- Epilepsy and seizures Nerves and muscles 25 breeds
- Exercise-induced collapse Nerves and muscles 5 breeds
- Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) Digestion and liver 2 breeds
- Eye problems Eyes 42 breeds
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- Happy tail syndrome Bones and joints 1 breed
- Heart disease Heart 9 breeds
- Hemangiosarcoma Cancer 2 breeds
- Hemophilia A Blood and immunity 1 breed
- Hereditary footpad hyperkeratosis Skin and coat 2 breeds
- Hereditary sensory neuropathy Nerves and muscles 1 breed
- High cholesterol (hyperlipidaemia) Hormones and metabolism 1 breed
- Hip dysplasia Bones and joints 123 breeds
- Hot spots (acute moist dermatitis) Skin and coat 1 breed
- Hydrocephalus Nerves and muscles 1 breed
- Hyperuricosuria Kidneys and bladder 2 breeds
- Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) Hormones and metabolism 3 breeds
- Hypophosphatasia Bones and joints 1 breed
- Hypothyroidism Hormones and metabolism 51 breeds
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- L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria Hormones and metabolism 1 breed
- Laryngeal paralysis Breathing 2 breeds
- Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease Bones and joints 12 breeds
- Leptospirosis Infections
- Limber tail syndrome Bones and joints 1 breed
- Liver shunt (portosystemic shunt) Digestion and liver 7 breeds
- Lyme disease Infections
- Lymphoma (lymphosarcoma) Cancer 4 breeds
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- Pancreatitis Digestion and liver 1 breed
- Pannus (chronic superficial keratitis) Eyes 1 breed
- Parvovirus Infections
- Patellar luxation (slipping kneecap) Bones and joints 60 breeds
- Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) Heart 2 breeds
- Pododermatitis (inflamed paws) Skin and coat 1 breed
- Poisoning General health
- Polyneuropathy Nerves and muscles 3 breeds
- Primary ciliary dyskinesia Breathing 1 breed
- Primary hyperparathyroidism Hormones and metabolism 1 breed
- Primary lens luxation Eyes 9 breeds
- Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) Eyes 49 breeds
- Protein-losing enteropathy Digestion and liver 2 breeds
- Protein-losing nephropathy Kidneys and bladder 1 breed
- Pulmonic stenosis Heart 2 breeds
- Pyometra General health
- Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency Hormones and metabolism 1 breed
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- Scottie cramp Nerves and muscles 1 breed
- Sebaceous adenitis Skin and coat 2 breeds
- Sensitive skin Skin and coat 1 breed
- Sensitivity to anesthesia General health 1 breed
- Skin cuts and tears Skin and coat 1 breed
- Skin infections Skin and coat 3 breeds
- Skin problems Skin and coat 12 breeds
- Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) Digestion and liver 1 breed
- Spinal muscle atrophy Nerves and muscles 1 breed
- Storage disease (lysosomal storage disease) Hormones and metabolism 2 breeds
- Subaortic stenosis Heart 5 breeds
- Syringomyelia Nerves and muscles 1 breed
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This is general information, not veterinary advice. For your own dog's health, tests and treatment, see a vet.