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Distichiasis (double eyelashes)
An extra row of eyelashes, usually on the lower lid but can be on the upperlid causing irritation to the cornea characterized by tearing.
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Entropion (diamond eye)
Eyelids roll in and hair rubs on the cornea; effect are irritation, tearing, and visual losses from scarring. This occurs in many breeds.
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Gastric Torsion (GDV, bloat/torsion, twisted stomach)
Bloat is a disease common to deep-chested dogs that can involve twisting or torsion of the stomach with a subsequent blockage of the esophagus at one end and the intestine at the other. Bloat happens quickly and is often fatal without immediate veterinary attention.
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Hip Displasia (CHD or poor hips)
Progressive developmental deformity of hip joints; mild to crippling.
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Hypertropic Osteodystrophy (HOD)
Painful, swollen joints and bones; fever; may outgrow it but often left with bone deformities; most prevalent in giant breeds; auto immune reaction to vaccines; also associated with oversupplementation.
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Mastocytoma (mast cell tumor)
Malignant and often rapidly spreading nodular skin tumors.
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Syringomyelia (spinal dysraphism; hopper's disease)
Dog stands in a crouch position and hops to move; non-progressive; associated with myelin dysplasias.
