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The following tables present the Health Conditions reported in the 2003 Health Survey

 

Health Conditions I

Total Dogs: 633

Condition

# of Dogs

Condition

# of Dogs

Neoplasia/cancer

Gastrointestinal

Hemangiosarcoma

5

Bloat

0

Lymphosarcoma/lymphoma

8

Esophageal disorder/Megaesophagus

3

Cutaneous (T cell) lymphoma

2

Pancreatic insufficiency

1

Mast cell tumor

3

Pancreatitis

5

Osteosarcoma

8

Malabsorption syndrome

0

Melanoma

4

Inflammatory bowel disease

7

Squamous cell carcinoma

3

Gastritis

9

Mammary (breast)

10

Colitis

6

Testicular

1

Chronic diarrhea or vomiting

12

Prostate

1

Portosystemic shunt

0

Thyroid carcinoma

1

Other

11

Nasal carcinoma

1

Gastric carcinoma

6

Hematology (blood disorders)

Other

17

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)

0

Also see ages at incidence, in table at the bottom of this page

Hemophilia A or B

0

Orthopedic (Muscle/bone)

Von Willebrand’s Disease

3

Arthritis

67

Thrombocytopenia (low platelets)

1

Spnodylosis

13

White cell count less than 5000

8

Elbow dysplasia

5

Bone marrow dysfunction

2

Hip dysplasia

14

Other

3

Hypertrophic osteodystrophy

0

Legg-Perthes

0

Neurology

Osteochondritis (OCD) Elbow

1

Dementia (senility)

8

Osteochondritis (OCD) Hock

0

Seizures—Grand mal

22

Osteochondritis (OCD) Shoulder

8

Seizures—partial, petit mal

32

Panosteitis

3

IV disc – cervical

6

Patellar luxation

3

IV disc – thoracic

0

Anterior cruciate rupture

7

IV disc – lumbar

2

Other ligament/tendon tear

2

Head tilt

8

Polyarthropathy

0

Vestibular syndrome

14

Polymyopathy

0

Paralysis

4

Exertional/exercise induced myositis/ hyperthermia/ collapse

7

Tremors

3

Malignant hyperthermia

0

Deafness

32

Other

14

Degenerative myelopathy

11

Old dog---rear leg paresis/weakness

59

Dermatology

Cauda Equina Syndrome

0

Allergies/atopy

46

Other

5

Demodex

17

Sarcoptes scabei mites

5

Infectious

Chronic staph pyoderma

5

Ehrlichiosis

3

Perianal fistulas

1

Salmonellosis

0

Pigment abnormalities

7

Lyme disease

10

Dematophytosis (fungal skin infect)

5

Systemic fungal disease

2

Other

12

Other

24

 

Condition

# of Dogs

Condition

# of Dogs

Ophthalmic

Immune mediated

Cataracts

39

Polyarthritis (immune)

3

Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA)

8

Systemic Lupus

2

Persistent pupillary membranes (PPM)

24

Lupus- Discoid

2

Pannus -- cornea

5

Auto immune hemolytic anemia

1

Pannus—third eyelid

4

Dermatomyositis

0

Entropion

1

Pemphigus

1

Corneal dystrophy

1

Other

1

Keratitis

1

Small optic nerve

6

Respiratory

Micropapillae

2

Laryngeal paralysis

14

Glaucoma

0

Rhinitis/sinusitis

6

Other

16

Nasal aspergillosis

1

Pneumonia

1

Cardiovascular

Allergic bronchitis/pneumonia

0

Heart failure (unknown cause)

2

Other

6

Cardiomyopathy

1

Heart arrhythmia

2

Urinary Tract

Heart murmur

2

Bladder infections

24

Persistent right aortic arch (PRAA)

0

Bladder stones

6

Pulmonic stenosis

0

Renal failure

8

Subaortic stenosis

0

Incontinence

22

Persistent ductus (PDA)

0

Other

3

Ventricular septal defect (VSD)

0

Valve dysfunction

0

Endocrine (hormonal)

Hypertension (high blood pressure)

0

Addisons disease

3

Other

2

Diabetes mellitus

0

Cushings disease

3

Reproductive (female)

Hypothyroidism

42

C-section

9

Thyroiditis

7

Difficulty whelping

5

Other

0

Reabsorption/abortion

6

Chronic failure to conceive

2

Miscellaneous

Insufficient milk

1

Missing teeth

73

Mastitis

2

Undershot jaw

8

Irregular heat cycles

13

Overshot jaw

2

Pyometra/metritis

19

Wry bite

6

Poor mothering

3

Enamel hypoplasia

2

Small litters

4

Cleft palate

0

Other

17

Other

15

Reproductive (male)

Drug allergy/reaction (list below)

Abnormal semen

4

Misc. See Form

20

Cryptorchid/monorchid

21

Lack of libido

1

Testicular atrophy

6

Enlarged prostate

8

Other

3

Other conditions (list below)

Misc. See Form

36

 

Neoplasia/cancer

# of Dogs

Ages in months youngest to oldest

Hemangiosarcoma

5

108

114

144

150

168

Lymphosarcoma / lymphoma

8

24

84

96

108

120

132

138

154

Cutaneous (T cell) lymphoma

2

120

165

Mast cell tumor

3

42

60

108

Osteosarcoma

8

60

72

72

108

120

120

120

144

Melanoma

4

108

120

132

138

Squamous cell carcinoma

3

84

132

168

Mammary (breast)

10

60

84

96

108

120

120

132

132

132

144

Testicular

1

144

Prostate

1

72

Thyroid carcinoma

1

144

Nasal carcinoma

1

120

Gastric carcinoma

6

72

96

96

132

144

unkn.

Other

17

36

48

84

84

96

96

108

108

120

126

132

132

138

144

156

156

156

 

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