Top 25 Dogs Breeds With the Most Health Issues
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watching your best four-legged friend
struggle is one of the most painful
experiences a pet owner can go through
despite all your tender loving care
health issues could plague the life of
your dear pet such experiences can also
take a toll on your wallet with American
spending nearly 16 billion dollars on
vet care in 2015 pet owners should
expect such medical emergencies and it
is likely each will have to pay two
thousand to four thousand dollars at
some point for their pets when choosing
a furry companion it is useful to know
which breeds are known for health issues
while purebred dogs are appealing for
their characteristics traits the
selective breeding process also leads to
the prevalence of a variety of inherited
diseases within breeds different breeds
are predisposed for ailments such as
cataracts hip dysplasia and cancer
reputable breeders often offer health
guarantees but some diseases are
difficult to predict at young ages our
team saved you some research and
identified the 25 breeds with the most
health issues the data doesn’t say that
a given dog will definitely develop the
corresponding diseases only that these
concerns are closely associated with the
breed we identified dogs with the
highest total of health issues according
to Animal Planet we then rank these
breeds according to the approximate
number of major and minor health
concerns and bucketed the total of
health issues in two tier labels
including medium high and very high any
ties are broken by the dog with a
greater number of major health concerns
this list of breeds is ranked from least
to most specific concerns
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twenty-five Bernese Mountain Dog
the Bernese Mountain Dog a relatively
large dog breed is prone to both hip and
elbow dysplasia 24 bloodhound the
bloodhound can have a variety of eye
issues such as dry eye and eyelid
deformities 23 wim runner wim runners
can have a variety of minor health
issues including von Willebrand disease
von Willebrand also found in humans
results in decreased blood clotting
ability 22 Doberman Pinscher Doberman
Pinschers can develop copper HEPA top
ethey which causes liver disease 21
Irish setter
the Irish setter is prone to epilepsy
which can potentially be stabilized
through medication 20 poodle the poodle
can develop gastric dilatation volvulus
commonly known as bloat which is
frequently fatal without surgery 19
boxer boxers are known for having a high
cancer rate canine cancer can be treated
if the disease is diagnosed in time and
not aggressive 18 toy poodle toy poodles
can suffer from bladder stones these can
potentially be dangerous without proper
veterinary care 17 golden doodle golden
doodles a designer dog are the result of
poodle golden retriever cross breeds the
breed is prone to sub valvular aortic
stenosis a heart condition 16 shih tzu
the sheets who can have patellar
luxation which creates unstable kneecaps
15 Shetland Sheepdog the Shetland
Sheepdog can suffer from dermatomyositis
also know as Shelby skin syndrome this
manageable disease leads to hair loss
issues 14 Kerry blue Terrier Kerry blue
Terrier ‘z can suffer from my issues
including cataracts and dry eye 13 Great
Dane the Great Dane breed is prone to
developing kep dysplasia which is common
among large breeds 12 miniature
Australian Shepherd miniature Australian
Shepherds can suffer from a variety of
major health concerns including hip
dysplasia cataracts and persistent
pupillary membrane 11 cha-cha-cha-cha is
can suffer from a variety of severe
orthopedic issues many of which
reputable breeders screen for in order
to receive canine health information
center certification 10 miniature poodle
the miniature poodle likes a standard
and toy poodle breeds can suffer from my
issues such as cataracts 9 Newfoundland
the large Newfoundland is prone to sub
valvular aortic stenosis a heart issue
that can result in sudden death 8
Rottweiler
Rottweilers can suffer from epilepsy and
osteochondrosis a degenerative bone
disease 7 Labrador Retriever the popular
Labrador Retriever is prone to cancer
and exercise induced collapse a screen
able genetic syndrome 6 basset hound
basset hounds can suffer from a range of
genetic diseases such as bloat and von
Willebrand that can be prevented through
responsible breeding 5 st. Bernard the
st. Bernard another large breed can
suffer from both cancer and cardiac
disorders for golden retriever the
popular golden retriever breed is known
to suffer from hip and elbow dysplasia a
minor health concern is allergies 3
Bulldog the Bulldog which can suffer
from a variety of health issues is
regarded as the most extreme example of
genetic manipulation in the dog breeding
world that results in congenital and
hereditary problems to German Shepherd
the German Shepherd is noted as being
particularly prone to hip dysplasia
which can be prevented through careful
breeding and screening efforts one
cocker spaniel at the top of the list is
the friendly cocker spaniel which has
the highest number of health concerns
while known to have a variety of
orthopedic issues the cocker spaniel is
also prone to epilepsy heart diseases
and liver disease
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