WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIER

Cardiovascular conditions

• Ventricular septal defect
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Pulmonic stenosis

Dermatological conditions

• Malassezia dermatitis
• Generalised demodicosis
• Atopy
• Food hypersensitivity
• Primary seborrhoea
• Ichthyosis
• Epidermal dysplasia in West Highland White Terriers

Gastrointestinal conditions

• Chronic hepatitis

Haematological conditions

• Pyruvate kinase deficiency

Musculoskeletal conditions

• Aseptic necrosis of the femoral head
• Craniomandibular osteopathy (see figure 15)
• Pyruvate kinase deficiency
• Inguinal hernia

Neoplastic conditions

• Canine cutaneous histiocytoma

Neurological conditions

• Congenital deafness
• Lysosomal storage disease – globoid cell Leukodystrophy (Krabbe’s disease)
• Shaker dog disease
• Hemivertebrae

Ocular conditions

• Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
• Persistent pupillary membranes
• Lens luxation
• Congenital cataract
• Multiple ocular defects

Physiological conditions

• Gestation

Renal and urinary conditions

• Polycystic kidney disease
• Ectopic ureters

Respiratory conditions

• Pulmonary interstitial fibrosis