You should seek the advice of your veterinarian if your pet is ill as only he or she can correctly advise on the diagnosis and recommend the treatment that is most appropriate for your pet.

Some Breeds of Dog are associated with specific gastrointestinal diseases - suggesting a genetic predisposition

The following Table lists gastrointestinal diseases reported to be associated with certain Breeds of dog :

 

Breed	Disease(s)	Breed	Disease(s)
Airedale Terrier	Pancreatic carcinoma	Greyhound	Megaoesophagus
Basenji	Hypertrophic gastritis IBD - Immunoproliferative small intestine disease IBD -Lymphocytic/plasmacytic enteritis Lymphangiectasia	Irish Setter	Anal furunculosis (perianal fistula) Eosinophilic enteritis Megaoesophagus Neoplasia: Oesophageal sarcoma Vascular constrictions of the oesophagus Wheat-sensitive enteropathy
Beagle	Bacterial overgrowth Chronic hepatitis IgA deficiency	Labrador Retriever (Black)	Parvovirus infection
Bedlington Terrier	Copper-toxicosis	Ludenhund	Immunoproliferative small intestine disease Lymphangiectasia Protein-losing enteropathy
Boston Terrier	Constipation Vascular constrictions of the oesophagus	Miniature Schnauzer	Haemorrhagic gastroenteritis Hyperlipidaemia Megaoesophagus Pancreatitis Portasystemic shunts
Boxer	Colitis : chronic histiocytic Neoplasia: Mastocytoma Oral (gingival) Perianal	Pointer	Cleft palate Neoplasia : Hepatic angiosarcoma Oesophageal sarcoma
Chinese Sharpei	Food intolerances Hernias - hiatal IBD - Lymphocytic/plasmacytic enteritis IgA deficiency	Poodle	Sialocele
Cocker Spaniel	Chronic hepatitis Neoplasia: Oral (gingival) Oropharyngeal Perianal Portosystemic shunts	Rottweiler	Eosinophilic granuloma (gastric) Parvovirus infection
Dachshund	Colonic perforation Haemorrhagic gastroenteritis Lymphangiectsia	Shi Tzu	Cleft palate
Doberman Pinscher	Chronic hepatitis Parvovirus infection	Siberian Husky	Eosinophilic granuloma (oral)
English Bulldog	Cleft palate Constipation Faecal incontinence Vascular constrictions of the oesophagus	Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier	IBD-Lymphocytic/plasmacytic enteritis
Fox Terrier	Neoplasia: Perianal	Springer Spaniel (English)	Fucosidosis
French Bulldog	Chronic colitis	Swiss Sheepdog	Cleft palate
German Shepherd Dog	Anal furunculosis (perianal fistula) Bacterial overgrowth IBD - Eosinophilic enteritis Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) IBD -Lymphocytic/plasmacytic enteritis Megaoesophagus Neoplasia: Hepatic angiosarcoma Oropharyngeal Sialocele Stress-related diarrhoea Vascular constrictions of the oesophagus	Weimaraner	Neoplasia: Oropharyngeal
German Short-haired Pointer	Neoplasia: Oropharyngeal	West Highland White Terrier	Copper-toxicosis
Golden Retriever	Lymphangiectasia Neoplasia: Oropharyngeal	Wire-haired Fox Terrier	Megaoesophagus
Great Dane	Gastric dilatation-volvulus Megaoesophagus	Yorkshire Terrier	Lymphangiectasia Portosystemic shunts

References

Strombeck R and Guilford W.G. Small Animal Gastroenterology 2e (1991) Wolfe

Hand M et al. Small Animal Clinical Nutrition 4e (2000) Mark Morris Institute

Updated January 2016