part of the kc health report for rottweilers
Table 3. Disease conditions by organ system/category for Rottweilers.
All conditions
Disease condition N % Most common specific conditions in descending order
1 Musculoskeletal 39 28.7 CLR; lameness (forelimb>hindlimb); arthritis; CHD; elbow dysplasia
2 Dermatologic 24 17.6 Pyotraumatic dermatitis; mites (sarcoptes>cheyletiella=demodex)
3 Reproductive 17 12.5 False pregnancy; pyometra; agalactia; eclampsia; mastitis; vaginitis; infertility
4 Gastrointestinal 11 8.1 Colitis; campylobacter; diarrhoea; regurgitation; weight loss
5 Ocular 10 7.4 Entropion; corneal ulcer; conjunctivitis; epiphora; unspecified
6 Immune mediated 8 5.9 Immunoglobulin type A (IgA) deficiency; food allergy; MMM; food allergy; flea allergy; dust mite allergy
7 Cancer 6 4.4 Unspecified (liver>rest); lymphoma (foot)
8 Respiratory 5 3.7 Kennel cough; rhinitis; noisy breathing
9 Urologic 4 2.9 Cystitis; incontinence (unspecified)
10 Aural 3 2.2 Otitis externa
11 Benign neoplasia 2 1.5 Lipoma
12 Endocrine 2 1.5 Hypothyroidism
13 Neurologic 2 1.5 Seizures
14 Cardiac 1 0.7 Chronic heart failure
15 Trauma 1 0.7 Forelimb
16 Unknown 1 0.7 Undiagnosed illness
Total 136 100.0
MMM=masticatory muscle myositis
Table 3. Disease conditions by organ system/category for Labrador Retrievers.
All conditions
Disease condition N % Most common specific conditions in descending order
1 Musculoskeletal 182 26.9 Arthritis (elbows>unspecified>shoulders>rest); CLR; CHD; OCD (elbow>hock>rest)
2 Reproductive 88 13.0 Dystochia (uterine inertia>physical blockage); pyometra; infertility; false pregnancy
3 Dermatologic 56 8.3 Mites (sarcoptes>unspecified); pyotraumatic dermatitis; dermatitis
4 Ocular 48 7.1 Cataracts (unspecified>congenital); entropion; corneal FB
5 Aural 37 5.5 Otitis externa; aural haematoma; ear mites; excessive ear wax
6 Gastrointestinal 34 5.0 Colitis; vomiting & diarrhoea; GDV; gastroenteritis (unspecified>chronic); other (unspec.)
7 Respiratory 31 4.6 Kennel cough; coughing; laryngeal paralysis
8 Benign neoplasia 29 4.3 Lipoma; histiocytoma (skin); type unspecified (hock)
9 Cancer 29 4.3 Type unspecified (mammary>rest); MCT; melanoma (mouth; back); carcinoma (unspecified)
10 Neurologic 25 3.7 Seizures; IVDD (unspecified)
11 Urologic 24 3.6 Cystitis; incontinence (unspecified>after spay); cystouroliths (unspecified=struvite)
12 Immune mediated 23 3.4 Atopy; gluten-sensitive enteropathy; dust mite allergy; food allergy; AIHA
13 Cardiac 17 2.5 Heart murmur; cardiomyopathy (unspecified>dilated); arrhythmia
14 Trauma 16 2.4 Musculoskeletal (hindlimb>forelimb=head=tail); ocular; other (unspecified)
15 Endocrine 11 1.6 Hypothyroidism; unspecified; diabetes mellitus
16 Unknown 10 1.5 Undiagnosed illness
17 Dental 6 0.9 Defect other than extra teeth; dental disease; retained puppy teeth
18 Hepatic 3 0.4 Hepatitis; liver failure (chronic)
19 Anal gland 2 0.3 Anal sacculitis
20 Other 2 0.3 Uncodeable
21 Cardiopulmonary 1 0.1 Pleural effusion
22 Cerebrovascular 1 0.1 Stroke or cerebral vascular accident
23 Haematopoietic 1 0.1 Von Willebrands disease (VWD)
Total 676 100.0
while the report is not conclusive due to numbers,. I really dont understand why rotties have gone on the at risk list, there are far more breeds with reported illness.