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The Poodle
The following diseases are reported to occur more frequently in the Poodle 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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In the list below the breed type(s) affected (ie Toy, Miniature or Standard Poodle) is in brackets following the disorder.

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)

  • Cricopharyngeal achalasia

Diseases involving the pancreas

Diseases involving the stomach

Diseases affecting the small intestine

Diseases affecting the large intestine

Blood diseases

  • Non-spherocytic haemolytic anaemia (Miniature)
  • Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia
  • Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia (Toy & Miniature)
  • Red blood cell macrocytosis (physiological normal for Miniature & Toy)
  • Von Willebrand's disease

Cardiovascular diseases

Heart valve disorders
  • Atrioventricular valve endocardiosis

Abnormal development of major blood vessels to the heart

Heart muscle disease

Cancer

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  • Adrenocortical tumour
  • Basal cell tumours (Miniature)
  • Insulinoma (Standard)
  • Limbal melanoma
  • Lymphosarcoma
  • Oral melanoma
  • Pilomatrixoma (Miniature & Standard)
  • Pituitary tumour
  • Sebaceous gland tumours
  • Skin tumours
  • Squamous cell carcinoma (digit) (black coats - Standard)
  • Testicular neoplasia (Miniature & Standard)
  • Trichoepithelioma (Standard)

Eye diseases

Diseases of the eyeball
  • Glaucoma (Toy) (Goniodysgenesis - Miniature & Toy)
  • Lacrimal punctal aplasia (Miniature & Toy)
  • Limbal melanoma
  • Medial canthal pocket syndrome (Standard)
  • Multiple ocular defects (Standard)
  • Vitreous body degeneration (Miniature)

Diseases of the eyelids

  • Blepharitis
  • Distichiasis
  • Entropion
  • Trichiasis (caruncular)

Diseases of the third eyelid (nictitating membrane)

Diseases of the cornea

Diseases of the lens

Diseases of the retina

  • Progressive retinal atrophy (Generalised) (Miniature & Toy) (Autosomal recessive)
  • Micropapilla (Miniature & Toy)
  • Optic nerve hypoplasia (Miniature & Toy)
  • Pseudopapilloedema (Miniature)

Hormonal (Endocrine) diseases

Immune system diseases

  • Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia
  • Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia (Toy & Miniature)
  • Von Willebrand's disease
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus

Kidney & Urinary tract disease

  • Ectopic ureters (Miniature & Toy)
  • Renal dysplasia (Standard - cystic glomerular atrophy))
  • Urolithiasis (Calcium oxalate) (Miniature)
  • Urolithiasis (Calcium phosphate) (Miniature)
  • Urolithiasis (Struvite) (Miniature)

Liver diseases

  • Cholelithiasis
  • Lobular dissecting hepatitis (Standard)

Nervous system diseases

Orthopaedic diseases

Reproductive disorders

  • Cryptorchidism (Miniature & Toy)
  • Pseudohermaphroditism (males) 
  • Testicular neoplasia  (Miniature & Standard)

Respiratory diseases

Skin diseases

Other

  • Inguinal hernia
  • Perineal hernia
  • Scrotal hernia
  • Reaction to glucocorticoids (local alopecia)




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