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 Dalmatians

Breed description- see AKC for detailed standard
 

Breed problems can be both inherited or diseases and disorders seen frequently in a breed and mode of inheritance unknown. Both are listed.

Breed problems

Abnormal copper metabolism, Copper storage abnormality in liver (usually Bedlington terriers or Doberman pinschers)
Allergies
Atopy
Blue eyes

Cardiomyopathy: a disease of weakened heart muscles. Seen in giant breeds, boxers, American cocker spaniels, Doberman pinschers.

Deafness
Demodicosis
Dermatitis, atopic
Dermoid cyst
Distichiasis
Entropion
Folliculitis
Furunculosis
Glaucoma
Globiod cell leuko-dystrophy
Granulomatous sebaceous adenitis
Hip dysplasia
Hypothyroidism

Laryngeal paralysis: a progressive paralysis of the larynx in young Bouvier des Flandres, Siberian huskies, and Dalmatians.

Lymphocytic thyroiditis
Lysosomal ‘storage' diseases: a group of progressive multifocal neurologic disorders
Malocclusion
Microphthalmia
Osteochondrosis
Pannus
Pododermatitis
Progressive retinal atrophy

Protein-losing enteropathy: a relatively common genetically predisposed condition also called inflammatory bowel disease. Vomiting, diarrhea, and weight loss are the common signs. Seen in many breeds but mostly in soft-coated Wheaten terriers (in conjunction with #258b), rottweilers, Bernese mountain dogs, German shepherd dogs, golden retrievers, Dalmatians, Akitas, Irish setters, English setters.

Renal tubular dysfunction
Sebaceous adenitis
Squamous cell carcinoma
Thyroiditis
Trichiasis (lashes that grow inward)
Uric acid calculi: bladder stones which are formed primarily from urates
Urinary caculi, excessive uric acid excretion
 
 

 
 

Other Dalmation links of interest

The Dalmation Club of America
http://www.thedca.org

Important information about stone formation can be found at the following websites

URINARY STONE-FORMING IN DALMATIANS & OTHER DOGS:
http://www.thedca.org/dal_book.html

URINARY STONES: 1992 SEMINAR BY DR. JOSEPH BARTGES:
http://www.thedca.org/seminar.html

URINARY STONES: DIPSTICKING TO MONITOR STONE-FORMERS:
http://www.thedca.org/dipstick.html

URINARY STONES: EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR OBSTRUCTED DALS:
http://www.thedca.org/emergency.html

URINARY STONES: GENERAL PREVENTATIVE PROCEDURES:
http://www.thedca.org/genlprev.html

URINARY STONES: TABULATION OF PURINE-YIELDING FOODS:
http://www.thedca.org/purines.html

THE FALLACY OF "LOW PROTEIN" VS. "HIGH PROTEIN" IN DAL DIETS:
http://www.thedca.org/fallacy.html

FIFTEEN YEARS OF DATA ON ALMOST 3,000 DALMATIAN STONES:
http://www.thedca.org/stonecharts.html

 

This page was last edited  04/29/08  

 

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