Posted By: Paul
GREAT DANE
Cardiovascular conditions
- Aortic stenosis
- Persistent right aortic arch
- Tricuspid dysplasia
- Mitral valve dysplasia
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
Dermatological conditions
- Muzzle folliculitis/furunculosis
- Generalised demodicosis
- Cryptococcosis
- Colour-dilution alopecia
- Primary lymphoedema
- Acral lick dermatitis
- Callus dermatitis/pyoderma
- Zinc-responsive dermatosis
- Idiopathic sterile granuloma and pyogranuloma
Endocrine conditions
Gastrointestinal conditions
- Congenital idiopathic megaoesophagus
- Gastric dilatation-volvulus
- Lymphocytic-plasmacytic colitis
Infectious conditions
- Cryptococcosis – Increased incidence seen in this breed possibly due to an increased likelihood of exposure
Musculoskeletal conditions
- Central core myopathy
- Shoulder osteochondrosis
- Lateral patellar luxation
Neoplastic conditions
- Canine cutaneous histiocytoma
- Primary bone tumours (most commonly osteosarcoma)
Neurological conditions
- Congenital deafness (Harlequin Great Danes)
- Cervical vertebral malformation (wobbler syndrome)
- Distal polyneuropathy
- Hyperaesthesia syndrome
Ocular conditions
- Entropion (usually lateral lower lids, occasionally lateral upper lids)
- Ectropion (may be associated with ‘diamond eye’)
- Combined entropion-ectropion (‘diamond eye’)
- Medial canthal pocket syndrome – Breed predisposition due to head shape
- Eversion of the cartilage of the nictitating membrane
- Primary glaucoma/goniodysgenesis
- Cataract
- Generalised progressive retinal atrophy (GPRA)
- Multiple ocular defects
Reproductive conditions
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