Autoimmune diseases, where a dog's
defective immune system attacks its own body, are extremely common in German Shepherds.
Autoimmune diseases are those in which your dog's
defective immune system attacks and damages parts of its own body.
Not exact matches
Other skin conditions in Rough and Smooth Collies stem from autoimmune diseases, where the
immune system is
defective and
attacks its own skin.
Akitas can be born with a
defective immune system, which
attacks their own skin (lupus), their digestive
system (colitis), their thyroid (thyroiditis), or their spinal cord (degenerative myelopathy, which progresses to paralysis).