The Rottweiler
The following diseases are reported to occur more frequently in the Rottweiler 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 stomach

• Eosinophilic gastritis
• Eosinophilic granuloma (gastric)

Diseases involving the pancreas

Diseases affecting the small intestine

• Parvovirus infection
• Eosinophilic enteritis

Diseases affecting the large intestine

• Eosinophilic colitis
  

Blood diseases

• Blood group DEA1.1 or 1.2 positive (normal for breed)

Heart valve disorders

• Aortic stenosis

Abnormal development of major blood vessels to the heart

Heart muscle disease

• Cardiomyopathy (dilated)

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• Histiocytoma (cutaneous)
• Osteosarcoma
• Skin tumours
• Squamous cell carcinoma (digit)

Diseases of the eyeball

• Medial canthal pocket syndrome
• Multiple ocular defects
• Persistent pupillary membranes
• Iris coloboma
• Iris cyst

Diseases of the eyelids

• Distichiasis
• Entropion

Diseases of the third eyelid (nictitating membrane)

Diseases of the cornea

• Refractory corneal ulcer

Diseases of the lens

• Cataract

Diseases of the retina

• Progressive retinal atrophy (Generalised)
• Retinal detachment
• Retinal dysplasia (Multifocal)

Hormonal diseases

• Diabetes mellitus

Immune system diseases

• Immunodeficiency

Kidney & Urinary tract disease

• Familial renal disease (glomerular)
• Urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence (incontinence)

Liver diseases

• Lobular dissecting hepatitis

Nervous system diseases

• Atlantoaxial subluxation
• Deafness (congenital)
• Distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy (USA)
• Leukoencephalomyelopathy (adult)
• Muscle atrophy (spinal)
• Neuraxonal dystrophy (juvenile)
• Polyarteritis/meningitis
• Polyarthritis/meningitis

Orthopaedic diseases

• Atlantoaxial subluxation
• Central tarsal bone - additional process medial aspect (normal in breed)
• Cranial cruciate ligament rupture
• Elbow dysplasia
• Hip dysplasia
• Myopathy (juvenile distal)
• Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) (hock)
• Osteosarcoma
• Plasmacytic-lymphocytic gonitis
• Polyarthritis/meningitis
• Sesamoiditis (chronic)
• Tarsal valgus/torsion - normal for breed

Reproductive disorders

• Ineroestrus period - 4.5 months - normal in breed

Respiratory diseases

Skin diseases

• Canine acne
• Follicular lipidosis
• Follicular parakeratosis
• Hypopigmentation
• Hypotrichosis (congenital)
• Ichthyosis
• Mucocutaneous hypopigmentation
• Muzzle folliculitis (canine acne)
• Onchodystrophy
• Skin tumours
• Vasculitis
• Vitiligo