BOXER
Atrial septal defect
Aortic stenosis
Dilated cardiomyopathy – found in 3 .4% of dogs this breed compared to 0.16% in mixed breeds and 0.65% in pure breeds
Sick sinus syndrome
Pericardial effusion
Boxer cardiomyopathy
Muzzle folliculitis/furunculosis
Pododermatitis
Atopy
Food hypersensitivity
Oestrogen-responsive dermatosis
Canine follicular dysplasia
Demodicosis
Seasonal flank alopecia
Ehler-Danlos syndrome
Truncal solar dermatitis Affects white boxers
Callus dermatitis/pyoderma
Follicular cyst
Dermoid cyst
Calcinosis circumscripta
Drug reactions – Acepromazine and other phenothiazines – This breed is very sensitive even to small doses of ACP
Endocrine conditions
Hypothyroidism
Thyroid neoplasia (may be associated with hyper- or hypothyroidism, but most are euthyroid)
Hyperadrenocorticism: pituitary-dependent (PDH)
Insulinoma
Phaeochromocytoma
Gastrointestinal conditions
Gingival and oropharyngeal neoplasia
Pyloric stenosis (antral pyloric hypertrophy syndrome)
Histiocytic colitis
Chronic idiopathic (lymphocytic-plasmacytic) colitis
Temporomandibular dysplasia/luxation
Polyarthritis/meningitis
Congenital elbow luxation
Spondylosis deformans
Mast cell tumours
Melanoma
Cutaneous haemangioma
Cutaneous haemangiosarcoma
Canine cutaneous histiocytoma
Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
Fibroma
Non-epitheliotropic lymphoma
Haemangiopericytoma
Chemodectoma
Thyroid neoplasia
Phaeochromocytoma
Insulinoma
Pituitary tumour resulting in hyperadrenocorticism
Gingival and oropharyngeal neoplasia
Osteosarcoma of the skull
Chondrosarcoma of the rib
Primary brain tumour
Lymphosarcoma (malignant lymphoma)
Canine anterior uveal melanoma
Fibromatous/ossifying epulis
Testicular neoplasia
Neurological conditions
Congenital deafness
Primary brain tumour
Sensory neuropathy of Boxers (progressive axonopathy)
Meningitis and polyarteritis
Entropion
Distichiasis
Refractory corneal ulceration
Corneal endothelial dystrophy
Canine anterior uveal melanoma
Urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence (causing urinary incontinence)
Vaginal hyperplasia
Cryptorchidism
Testicular neoplasia
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