Japanese Chin – Disease Predisposition

JAPANESE CHIN

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Neurological conditions

Atlantoaxial subluxation
  • Congenital
  • Relatively common in this breed

Ocular conditions

Distichiasis
  • Breed predisposition
Refractory corneal ulceration
  • Breed predisposition
Cataract
  • Inheritance suspected
  • May be seen with progressive retinal atrophy and retinal detachment