The Dachshund
The following diseases are reported to occur more frequently in the Dachshund than in the general dog population. In some cases the disease either has, or is believed to have, a genetic, hereditary cause but many of the diseases listed here do not have a proven genetic basis. 

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Alimentary tract diseases
This section includes diseases that involve the mouth, oesophagus (gullet), stomach, small intestine (duodenum and ileum), large intestine (colon and rectum), liver and pancreas.

Diseases involving the mouth

• Cleft palate

Diseases affecting the gullet (oesophagus)

Diseases involving the pancreas

Diseases affecting the small intestine

• Acute haemorrhagic gastroenteritis
• Lymphangiectasia

Diseases affecting the large intestine

• Colonic perforation
  

Heart valve disorders

Abnormal development of major blood vessels to the heart

• Patent ductus arteriosus

Heart muscle disease

Other

• Sick sinus syndrome

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• Adrenocortical (causing hyperadrenocorticism)
• Anal sac adenocarcinoma
• Histiocytoma
• Limbal melanoma
• Lipoma
• Liposarcoma
• Mast cell tumours
• Pituitary (causing hyperadrenocorticism)
• Squamous cell carcinoma (digits)

Diseases of the eyeball

• Glaucoma (goniodysgenesis)
• Limbal melanoma
• Multiple ocular defects
• Persistent pupillary membranes

Diseases of the eyelids

• Chronic ulcerative blepharitis
• Distichiasis
• Entropion

Diseases of the third eyelid (nictitating membrane)

Diseases of the cornea

• Chronic superficial keratitis (pannus)
• Corneal endothelial dystrophy
• Refractory corneal ulcer

Diseases of the lens

• Cataract (Miniature Smooth and Wire-haired)

Diseases of the retina

• Ceroid lipofuscinosis
• Generalised progressive retinal atrophy (Miniature  Long- and Smooth-haired)
• Optic nerve hypoplasia
• Retinal detachment

Other

• Dermoid

Hormonal diseases

• Cushings disease - hyperadrenocorticism
• Diabetes mellitus
• Hypoestrogenism (Hypoestrogenism)
• Hypothyroidism

Immune system diseases

• Immunodeficiency syndrome
• Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia

Kidney and Urinary tract diseases

• Cystine urolithiasis
• Urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence (incontinence)

Liver diseases

Nervous system diseases

• Ceroid lipofuscinosis
• Deafness (congenital)
• Narcolepsy (Juvenile)
• Sensory neuropathy (Long-haired)

Orthopaedic diseases

• Atlanto-axial subluxation (Miniature)
• Intervertebral disc disease
• Elbow dysplasia
• Hypochondroplasia (normal for breed)
• Pes varus
• Prognathia
• Spondylosis deformans
• Ununited anconeal process

Reproductive disorders

• Cryptorchidism (Miniature)

Respiratory diseases

• Pneumonia (Pneumocystis)

Skin diseases

• Acanthosis nigrans
• Alopecia areata
• Black hair follicular dysplasia
• Canine linear IgA dermatosis
• Chronic ulcerative blepharitis
• Colour-dilution alopecia (blue)
• Cutaneous asthenia (Ehler-Danlos syndrome)
• Ear margin vasculitis (idiopathic)
• Food hypersensitivity
• Hypoestrogenism (Estrogen or oestrogen-responsive dermatosis)
• Juvenile pyoderma (cellulitis or strangles)
• Malassezia dermatitis
• Onychodystrophy
• Otitis externa
• Panniculitis
• Pemphigus foliaceous
• Pinnal alopecia (pattern baldness)
• Pododermatitis
• Sebaceous adenitis (reported min dachs)
• Seborrhoea
• Skin tumours
• Sternal calluses

Other

• Inguinal hernia
• Pneumocystis carinii infection (associated with immunedeficiency syndrome)
• Scrotal hernia