PORTUGUESE WATER DOG

Cardiovascular conditions

Dilated cardiomyopathy

Dermatological conditions

Canine follicular dysplasia

• A marked predilection in this breed implies a genetic basis for this group of diseases

Pattern baldness

Neurological conditions

Lysosomal storage disease – GM1 gangliosidosis

Ocular conditions

Distichiasis

• Breed predisposition

Cataract

• Inheritance suspected

Generalised progressive retinal atrophy (GPRA)

Multiple ocular defects

• Inheritance suspected