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The
Miniature Schnauzer
The following diseases are reported to occur more frequently in the Miniature
Schnauzer 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
Diseases affecting the gullet (oesophagus)
Diseases involving the pancreas
Diseases affecting the small intestine
Diseases affecting the large intestine
Blood diseases
Cardiovascular diseases
Heart valve disorders
- Mitral valve regurgitation endocardiosis
Abnormal development of major blood vessels to the heart
Heart muscle disease
Other cardiac disorders
Cancer
- Histiocytoma
(skin)
- Lipoma
- Melanoma
- Sebaceous gland
tumours
- Testicular
neoplasia
- Trichoepithelioma
Eye diseases
Diseases of the eyeball
Diseases of the eyelids
Diseases of the third eyelid (nictitating membrane)
Diseases of the cornea
Diseases of the lens
Diseases of the optic nerve
- Micropapilla
- Optic nerve hypoplasia
Diseases of the retina
- Progressive retinal atrophy (generalised) (autosomal
recessive)
Hormonal diseases
Immune system diseases
Kidney & Urinary
tract diseases
- Familial renal
dysplasia
- Urolithiasis -
calcium oxalate
- Urolithiasis -
calcium phosphate
- Urolithiasis -
silicate
- Urolithiasis -
struvite
- Urolithiasis -
urate
Liver diseases
- Cholelithiasis
- Portocaval shunts
(congenital)
- Vacuolar hepatopathy
& hyperlipidaemia
Nervous system diseases
- Idiopathic
epilepsy
- Seizures due hyperlipidaemia
- Seizures (partial) - fly-catching, star-gazing
- Vestibular disease (congenital)
Orthopaedic diseases
Reproductive disorders
Respiratory diseases
Skin diseases
- Atopy
(Allergy)
- Aurotrichia
(acquired)
- Epidermal naevi
- Follicular cyst
- Food
hypersensitivity
- Papilloma
virus-associated pigmentation
- Schnauzer Comedo
Syndrome
- Seasonal flank
alopecia
- Skin reactions to
sulphonamides
- Skin tumours
- Subcorneal
pustular dermatosis
- Suppurative
necrolytic dermatitis
- Vitiligo
Other
- Skin reactions to
gold
- Skin reactions to
shampoos
- Skin reactions to
sulphonamides
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