Pointers – Disease Predisposition

POINTERS

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Cardiovascular conditions

Aortic stenosis

• Congenital

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

• Rare
• Inherited in this breed

Pericardial effusion

Dermatological conditions

Nasal folliculitis/furunculosis

Muzzle folliculitis – furunculosis

• Also known as canine acne

Pododermatitis

Discoid lupus erythematosus

Hereditary lupoid dermatosis of German Short-haired Pointers

• Familial

Black hair follicular dysplasia

• Familial

Acral mutilation syndrome

Nasal depigmentation

• Also known as Dudley nose

Truncal solar dermatitis

Endocrine conditions

Central diabetes insipidus (CDI) (German Short-haired Pointers)

Gastrointestinal conditions

Cleft palate

• Congenital disorder with inheritance suspected in this breed

Oropharyngeal neoplasia (German Short-haired Pointers)

• Possible breed predisposition

Haematological conditions

Von Willebrand’s disease

• Affects German Short-haired and German Wire-haired Pointers
• This breed is predisposed to type II disease

Infectious conditions

Blastomycosis

• Increased incidence in this breed possibly due to an increased likelihood of exposure
• Seen mainly in young male dogs living near water

Coccidiomycosis

• Increased incidence in this breed possibly due to an increased likelihood of exposure

Histoplasmosis

• Uncommon

Musculoskeletal conditions

Polyarthritis/meningitis

English Pointer enchondrodystrophy

Cranial cruciate ligament rupture

• More common in German Short-haired Pointers

Umbilical hernia

Neoplastic conditions

Mast cell tumours

• Possible breed predisposition

Cutaneous haemangioma (English Pointers)

• Possible breed predisposition

Oropharyngeal neoplasia (German Short-haired Pointers)

• Possible breed predisposition

Nasal cavity tumours (German Short-haired Pointers)

• Reported to be at increased risk for nasal carcinoma

Neurological conditions

Congenital deafness

Spinal muscular atrophy (English Pointers)

• Inheritance suspected

Sensory neuropathy (English and German Short-haired Pointers)

Lysosomal storage disease – GM2 gangliosidosis (Japanese and German Short-haired Pointers)

Meningitis and polyarteritis (German Short-haired Pointers)

Pyogranulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis

Hemivertebrae (of the thoracic vertebrae in German Short-haired Pointers)

• Autosomal recessive inheritance reported in some lines

Ocular conditions

Entropion (usually lateral lower lids)

• Breed predisposition

Chronic superficial keratitis (pannus) (English Pointers)

• Breed predisposition

Eversion of the cartilage of the nictitating membrane (German Short-haired Pointers)

• Breed predisposition -  believed to be inherited as a recessive trait

Corneal dystrophy (English Pointers)

Cataract (English Pointers)

• Dominant inheritance suspected

Cataract (German Short-haired and German Wire-haired Pointers)

• Inheritance suspected

Generalised progressive retinal atrophy (GPRA) (German Short-haired and English Pointers)

Reproductive conditions

XX sex reversal (German Short-haired Pointers)

• Congenital condition reported in this breed

Respiratory conditions

Primary ciliary dyskinesia

• Affects English Pointers