ITALIAN GREYHOUND

Dermatological conditions

Pinnal alopecia

Pattern baldness

Colour-dilution alopecia

Drug reactions

Thiopentone

• This breed has a greatly increased susceptibility to thiopentone

Ocular conditions

Corneal dystrophy

• Breed predisposition

Glaucoma

• Mode of inheritance unknown
• Vitreal degeneration is believed to be a common cause of glaucoma in this breed

Cataract

• Inheritance suspected

Optic nerve hypoplasia