Cardiomyopathy is a form of heart disease that
affects larger breeds of dogs.
Hip dysplasia commonly
affects larger breeds of dogs, including bulldogs, mastiffs, American Staffordshire terriers, St. Bernards, retrievers, and Rottweilers.
It does, however, more often
affect larger breeds of dogs such as: German Shepherds, Labrador Retrievers, and Mastiffs.
Not exact matches
One
of the most common diseases seen in
dogs, with
larger breeds being the most
affected.
One
of the most common diseases seen in
dogs, with
larger breeds being the most
affected — ultimately a malfunction
of the hip joints causing a loss
of function.
Although it is mostly a disease
of older
large or giant
breed dogs, it can
affect dogs of any size or age.
Wobbler syndrome is a conditions which
affects large breed dogs due to compression
of the spinal cord; in a smaller
dog like a Chihuahua, I would be looking more at conditions like hydrocephalus which is a common problem in Chihuahuas and other toy
breed dogs.
Osteosarcoma in
dogs is a malignant cancer
of the bone that most commonly
affects large and giant
breeds such as Golden Retrievers, German Shepherds, Dobermans, Great Danes, Rottweilers, and Saint Bernards.
While young
dogs of any size might be
affected, it's particularly common in
large breeds.
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a disease
of predominantly
large and giant
breed dogs that results in progressive heart muscle dysfunction, chamber dilation, and eventual congestive heart failure or death
of affected patients.
Disease
of the heart muscle (cardiomyopathy) most commonly
affects larger and giant
breeds of dog
This disease tends to be primarily genetic in nature and
affects mostly
large breeds of dogs.
Arthritis is a common disease
affecting cats and
dogs, especially
large breed dogs and senior pets, and can greatly
affect their quality
of life.
Large -
breed dogs are
affected more often than small
dogs; and
dogs that are overweight are more likely to experience symptoms because
of the extra strain placed on ligaments and joints.
It is one
of the most common health occurrences in
dogs, with the
large and giant
breeds being thought to be the most
affected.
Hip Dysplasia is a widespread condition that primarily
affects large and giant
breeds of dogs.
It commonly
affects giant and
large breed dogs of any age, often occurring during vigorous exercise or trauma.
Recalled pet food Product: Red Flannel
Large Breed Adult Formula dry
dog food Size: 50 pound bag UPC Code: 4286900062 Best By Date: July 12, 2008 Best By Date Location: Back
of bag
Affected Stores: The stores are located in Reedsville, PA and Richlandtown, PA
Tina M. Barber, a
dog breeder from New York, wanted the German Shepherd type dog to look and perform the way it did when she was young — a larger dog, with a great personality around the family, and with none of the conformational defects affecting the modern German Shepherd Dog bre
dog breeder from New York, wanted the German Shepherd type
dog to look and perform the way it did when she was young — a larger dog, with a great personality around the family, and with none of the conformational defects affecting the modern German Shepherd Dog bre
dog to look and perform the way it did when she was young — a
larger dog, with a great personality around the family, and with none of the conformational defects affecting the modern German Shepherd Dog bre
dog, with a great personality around the family, and with none
of the conformational defects
affecting the modern German Shepherd
Dog bre
Dog breed.
It's an extremely debilitating disease
affecting the quality
of life and mobility
of many
dogs, especially senior aged,
large breeds (and their mixes).
Bone cancer The most common type
of bone cancer in
dogs is osteosarcoma, which typically
affects older,
large -
breed dogs and involves abnormal bone production.
Since these disorders
affect primarily
large breed dogs during their growing years, maintaining an appropriate plane
of nutrition during that time may help decrease the chances
of your pet developing some
of these disorders.
Potential
dog owners interested in adopting a
large or giant pure or mixed -
breed canine must make themselves aware
of a severe, life - threatening ailment commonly
affecting big - statured
dogs.
Chronic degenerative radiculomyelopathy (CDRM) is a well - recognised neuro - degenerative disease
of unknown aetiology which
affected large breed dogs, primarily the German Shepherd
Dog (GSD).
While small
breed dogs like the Yorkie typically burn three times the daily calories as a
large breed, activity level
of your Yorkie will
affect their nutritional requirements and amount fed daily significantly.
The good news is that we are still seeing just a small percentage
of dogs affected, and almost all are
large breed, outside
dogs.
In the same way that inbreeding among human populations can increase the frequency
of normally rare genes that cause diseases, the selective
breeding that created the hundreds
of modern
dog breeds has put purebred
dogs at risk for a
large number
of health problems,
affecting both body and behavior.
Vigorous exercise after meals can lead to a life - threatening condition called bloat, which
affects all
breeds of dogs, but
large, deep - cheated
dogs are
affected more frequently.
The
affected productions
of Blue Wilderness Chicken, Basics Salmon and
Large Breed Adult Chicken dry
dog foods were distributed nationwide through pet specialty stores.
And while it tends to
affect large breed dogs more frequently, all
breeds of dogs are at risk.
It is one
of the most common health occurances in
dogs, with the
large and giant
breeds being thought to be the most
affected.
These sleeping habits change depending on a number
of factors — age, weight, health, and other determinants that
affect your
dog's lifestyle, which is why the best
dog bed is one
of the most important
dog supplies an owner can get in the beginning, especially for
large breeds that are prone to arthritis and other problems.
Despite the
large number
of breeds affected by HC only a single gene, the transcription factor HSF4, has been implicated in the development
of cataracts in
dogs to date.
While elbow dysplasia can
affect a variety
of dog breeds, it is most common in medium to
large breeds.
A
large genomic deletion that removes all exons
of CNGB3, the gene that encodes the β subunit
of the cone cyclic nucleotide-gated cation channel, has been identified in CD -
affected Alaskan Malamute - derived
dogs, although there is evidence that the condition might be genetically heterogeneous in this
breed as some
dogs have been identified with clinical signs
of day blindness that lack the CNGB3 deletion [68].
Bloat Bloat, or a twisting
of the intestines and stomach, is said to
affect larger dogs more so than smaller
breeds and is also more common in young
dogs as opposed to seniors.
A common form
of cancer, hemangiosarcoma
affects mostly older,
large breed dogs though all
dogs, including young, can be
affected.
Osteosarcoma commonly
affects the appendicular skeleton (limbs)
of large to giant
breed dogs, but can also occur in the axial skeleton (skull, ribs, vertebrae, pelvis), which is a more common primary site in smaller
dogs.
Smaller pets face much greater risk
of chocolate toxicity than
large breed dogs because it only takes a small amount
of chocolate to negatively
affect them.
The typical patient
affected by FCE is a young adult or middle - aged
dog of a medium to
large breed, such as a Labrador Retriever or Border Collie.
Myocardial disease, such as dilated cardiomyopathy, makes up 8 %
of heart disease and primarily
affects large breed dogs of all ages.»
Being one
of the most common skeletal diseases among
dogs, hip dysplasia usually
affects large and giant
breeds.
Especially for
large and giant
dog breeds, or those especially
affected by hip dysplasia and arthritis, it will help your bone stay strong for longer and slow progress
of the progress
of osteoarthritis.
Bone cancer or osteosarcoma (OSA) is a common, highly aggressive cancer that frequently
affects the long bones
of large breed dogs.
Older
large breed dogs are most often
affected by this typically less severe version
of disc disease.
Bloat is a life threatening condition that most commonly
affects large -
breed, deep - chested
dogs over two years
of age.