ROTTWEILER

Cardiovascular conditions

Aortic stenosis

• Congenital

Dermatological conditions

Follicular lipidosis of Rottweilers

• Suspected genetic predisposition

Follicular parakeratosis

Muzzle folliculitis/furunculosis

• Also known as canine acne

Mucocutaneous hypopigmentation

• Congenital in this breed – affects lips and nose

Ichthyosis

• Rare
• Congenital

Congenital hypotrichosis

Hypopigmentary disorders

• Possibly inherited

Vitiligo

• Presumed to be hereditary

Onychodystrophy

Vasculitis

• Uncommon

Gastrointestinal conditions

Parvovirus enteritis

• Breed predisposition

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, enteritis and enterocolitis

• Breed predisposition

Gastrointestinal eosinophilic granuloma

• Possible breed predisposition

Lobular dissecting hepatitis

• Possible breed predisposition

Immunological conditions

Susceptibility to parvovirus

• This breed susceptible to severe and often fatal parvovirus infection

Immunodeficiency

• Several related Rottweilers showed multiple immunological defects
• Inheritance suspected

Infectious conditions

Parvovirus enteritis

• Breed predisposition

Musculoskeletal conditions

Elbow dysplasia

• Also known as osteochondrosis
• Genetically determined in this breed
• Medial coronoid process disease is common in this breed

Polyarthritis/meningitis

Plasmacytic-lymphocytic gonitis

Chronic sesamoiditis

• Present in 44% of Rottweilers in one study

Juvenile onset distal myopathy

• Uncommon

Hock osteochondrosis

• Common disease

Cranial cruciate ligament rupture

• Neutered individuals may be predisposed
• Young animals may be predisposed in this breed

Hip dysplasia

Osteosarcoma

• Reported to be familial in this breed

Neoplastic conditions

Squamous cell carcinoma of the digit

• Possible breed predisposition

Canine cutaneous histiocytoma

• Possible breed predisposition

Primary bone tumours (most commonly osteosarcoma)

• Breed predisposition

Neurological conditions

Congenital deafness

Spinal muscular atrophy

• Inheritance suspected
• Rare; has been reported in this breed

Atlantoaxial subluxation

• Congenital

Meningitis and polyarteritis

Neuroaxonal dystrophy

Rottweiler distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy

Leukoencephalomyelopathy of Rottweilers

Ocular conditions

Entropion (usually lateral lower lids)

• Breed predisposition

Distichiasis

• Breed predisposition

Medial canthal pocket syndrome

• Breed predisposition resulting from head shape

Refractory corneal ulceration

• Breed predisposition

Persistent pupillary membranes

• Breed predisposition

Iris cyst

• Breed predisposition

Iris coloboma

• Congenital

Cataract

• Inheritance suspected

Multifocal retinal dysplasia

• Congenital condition

Generalised progressive retinal atrophy (GPRA)

Retinal detachment

• Inheritance suspected

Multiple ocular defects

• Inheritance suspected

Physiological conditions

Additional process on the medial aspect of the central tarsal bone

Lateral tarsal torsion and tarsal valgus deformity

• Cosmetic fault

Blood group

• Tend to be DEA 1.1 or 1.2 positive

Renal and urinary conditions

Familial renal disease

Sphincter mechanism incompetence

• Possible breed predisposition in female dogs

Reproductive conditions

Variation in the interoestrus interval