The Irish Setter
The following diseases are reported to occur more frequently in the Irish Setter 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

• Dysplasia of the temperomandibular joint

Diseases affecting the gullet (oesophagus)

• Megaoesophagus
• Oesophageal sarcoma
• Vascular ring anomalies:
  • Persistent right aortic arch

Diseases involving the pancreas

Diseases of the stomach

• Gastric dilatation-volvulus (bloat)

Diseases affecting the small intestine

• Eosinophilic enteritis
• Gluten sensitivity (enteropathy)

Diseases affecting the large intestine

• Perianal fistula (anal furunculosis)
  

Blood diseases

• Canine leukocyte adhesion deficiency CLAD (UK & Sweden)
• Granulocytopathy (Autosomal recessive)

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• Hemangiopericytoma
• Insulinoma
• Melanoma
• Non-epitheliotropic lymphoma
• Skin tumours
  • Sebaceous gland tumours
  • Trichoepithelioma

Diseases of the eyeball

• Ambylopia and quadraplegia
• Glaucoma
• Micropapilla
• Optic nerve colobomas

Diseases of the eyelids

• Entropion

Diseases of the third eyelid (nictitating membrane)

• Eversion of the cartilage

Diseases of the cornea

• Refractory corneal  ulcer

Diseases of the lens

• Cataract

Diseases of the retina

• Progressive retinal atrophy (generalised) (autosomal recessive)

• Hypothyroidism
• Insulinoma

Immune system diseases

• Canine Leucocyte Adhesion Deficiency / Canine Granulocytopathy Syndrome
• Systemic lupus erythematosus

Kidney and Urinary Tract diseases

• Urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence (incontinence)

Liver diseases

Nervous system diseases

• Ambylopia and quadraplegia (autosomal recessive)
• Cerebellar hypoplasia
• Epilepsy
• Hyperesthesia
• Laryngeal paralysis
• Lissencephaly

Orthopedic diseases

• Dysplasia of the temperomandibular joint
• Hypertrophic osteodystrophy
• Hypochondrodysplasia (Autosomal recessive)
• Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD)
• Panosteitis
• Polyarthritis

Respiratory diseases

• Laryngeal paralysis

Skin diseases

• Anal furunculosis
• Atopy (Allergy)
• Callus formation
• Color-dilution alopecia (fawn)
• Ehler-Danlos syndrome
• Greying
• Ichthyosis
• Lick Granulomas (acral lick dermatitis)
• Nasal depigmentation
• Pododermatitis  
• Psychogenic dermatosis
• Pyoderma
• Sebaceous adenitis (reported)
• Seborrhoea
• Skin tumours
• Systemic lupus erythematosus