Norwegian Elkhound – Disease Predisposition

NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND

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Musculoskeletal conditions

Norwegian Elkhound chondrodysplasia

Osteogenesis imperfecta

Neoplastic conditions

Keratoacanthoma

Breed predisposition to multiple tumours

Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin

Ocular conditions

Entropion (usually lower lids)

Breed predisposition

Primary glaucoma

Lens luxation

Breed predisposition

Cataract

Inheritance suspected

Multifocal retinal dysplasia

Congenital condition

Generalised progressive retinal atrophy (early retinal degeneration)

Renal and urinary conditions

Familial renal disease

Primary renal glucosuria

Under Construction

At the moment I'm in the process of redesigning the site. This means that there may be the odd disruption when I break something. :)

All the breeds of dogs and the diseases they are predisposed to have now been added, well at least the ones I have information on

Over the next few days I'm going to add images of each breed and continue adding other, hopefully, interesting articles and reports to the site.

Come back soon :)

Paul