LHASA APSO Cardiovascular conditions Endocardiosis
Also known as chronic valvular disease
Dermatological conditions Atopy
Food hypersensitivity
Congenital hypotrichosis
Drug reactions Glucocorticoids
Subcutaneous injections in this breed may cause local areas of alopecia
Gastrointestinal conditions Pyloric stenosis (antral pyloric hypertrophy syndrome)
Breed predisposition to adult-onset pyloric hypertrophy syndrome
Neoplastic conditions Sebaceous gland tumours
Possible breed predisposition to sebaceous epithelioma
Keratoacanthoma
This breed is predisposed to the solitary form of the disease
Perianal (hepatoid) gland adenomas
Breed predisposition suggested in one survey of 2700 cases
Neurological conditions Hydrocephalus
Congenital
Relatively common
Lissencephaly
Intervertebral disc disease
Ocular conditions Entropion (usually lower lids)
Breed predisposition; polygenic inheritance likely
Distichiasis
Ectopic cilia
Caruncular trichiasis
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
Prolapse of the gland of the nictitating membrane
Breed predisposition; possibly inherited
Pigmentary keratitis
Refractory corneal ulceration
Corneal dystrophy
Cataract
Vitreous syneresis
Generalised progressive retinal atrophy (GPRA)
Autosomal recessive inheritance suspected
Renal and urinary conditions Familial renal disease (renal dysplasia)
Mode of inheritance unknown
Renal glucosuria
May be seen with familial renal disease
Calcium oxalate urolithiasis
Higher incidence has been noted in this breed
Struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate) urolithiasis
Higher incidence has been noted in this breed
Silica urolithiasis
Higher incidence has been noted in this breed in some surveys
Respiratory conditions Tracheal collapse
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