Disorders by Breed - West Highland white terrier

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Royal New South Wales Canine Council

Disclaimer:

• The LIDA catalogue reports congenital and hereditary disorders found in pure-bred dogs as well as common conditions thought to have genetic origins because their frequency is higher than expected in certain breeds.
• The inherited disorders listed on the web-site were sourced from the Online Mendelian Inheritance of Animals database.
• New disorders are reported with regularity and while LIDA attempts to keep up-to-date with such reports it cannot guarantee that its content is complete and current.
• The importance of disorders described in the LIDA catalogue varies in terms of frequency and severity.
• Users of LIDA are strongly encouraged to take professional advice before using LIDA data to make breeding or purchasing plans.

Organ System Involved

Endocrine

• Addison's disease
• Copper Storage Disease
• Copper Toxicosis
• Cushing's disease
• Hyperadrenocorticism
• Hypoadrenocorticism

Gastrointestinal

• Allergies
• Hepatitis, Chronic Active
• Inguinal Hernia

Integument

• Allergies
• Atopic dermatitis
• Atopy
• Dermatitis, atopic
• Epidermal dysplasia
• Furunculosis
• Pododermatitis
• Seborrhea
• Westie armadillo syndrome
• Westie armadillo syndrome

Musculoskeletal

• Craniomandibular Osteopathy in Dog
• Legg-Calve-Perthes disease

Nervous/sensory

• Cataract
• Copper Storage Disease
• Copper Toxicosis
• Globoid cell leukodystrophy
• Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
• Lens Luxation
• Microphthalmia
• Persistent pupillary membrane
• Retinal dysplasia
• White dog shaker syndrome

Respiratory

• Allergies