SCOTTISH TERRIER

Cardiovascular conditions

Pulmonic stenosis

Dermatological conditions

Generalised demodicosis

• Scottish Terriers are among the ten breeds at highest statistical risk of this disease in the Cornell, USA population

Atopy

Familial vasculopathy

Scrotal vascular nevus

Haematological/immunological conditions

Immune-mediated thrombocytopaenia

Von Willebrand’s disease

• This breed is affected by type III disease

Haemophilia B

Infectious conditions

Coccidiomycosis

Musculoskeletal conditions

Craniomandibular osteopathy

Neoplastic conditions

Mast cell tumours

• Possible breed predisposition

Melanoma

• Breed predisposition

• Average age 8–9 years

Canine cutaneous histiocytoma

Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin

Lymphosarcoma (malignant lymphoma)

• Higher incidence noted in this breed

Neurological conditions

Congenital deafness

Muscle cramping (‘Scottie cramp’)

Ocular conditions

Lens luxation

• Inheritance suspected

Cataract

• Inheritance suspected

Physiological conditions

Hypochondroplasia

• Accepted as breed standard

Reproductive conditions

Dystocia

• Breed predisposition due to the combinationof a narrow pelvis and large head/wide shoulders