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Lundehund gastroenteropathy is a breed-associated chronic gastrointestinal disease complex in Norwegian Lundehunds that may include protein-losing enteropathy, intestinal lymphangiectasia, malabsorption, chronic diarrhea, vomiting, weight loss, and hypoalbuminemia.
Cherry eye is prolapse of the gland of the third eyelid, in which the nictitans gland protrudes from its normal position and becomes visible as a red or pink mass at the medial corner of the eye.
Glanzmann thrombasthenia is an inherited platelet adhesion and aggregation disorder caused by defective platelet integrin function, resulting in impaired clot formation despite normal or near-normal platelet numbers.
Hereditary eye defects are inherited abnormalities of ocular development or function that may involve the eyelids, cornea, lens, retina, optic nerve, or other eye structures and may affect comfort, vision, or breeding suitability.
Eye disease is a broad category covering disorders of the ocular surface, eyelids, lens, retina, optic nerve, and internal eye structures that can cause pain, discharge, inflammation, vision changes, or blindness.
Amelogenesis imperfecta is a hereditary enamel formation disorder that causes abnormal enamel thickness, mineralization, hardness, or surface structure in developing teeth.
Familial nephropathy is an inherited renal disease characterized by abnormal glomerular basement membrane structure or function, causing persistent protein loss through the kidneys, progressive chronic kidney disease, and eventual renal failure.
ITGA10-related chondrodysplasia is an inherited skeletal dysplasia caused by pathogenic variation affecting integrin alpha 10, disrupting cartilage development and producing disproportionate growth, limb shortening, or skeletal abnormalities in affected dogs.
Corneal dystrophy is a group of usually inherited, noninflammatory corneal disorders characterized by abnormal deposits, opacities, or endothelial dysfunction within the cornea, which may affect clarity, comfort, and vision depending on type and severity.
Pectinate ligament dysplasia is an abnormal development of the pectinate ligaments and iridocorneal angle drainage structures of the eye that can impair aqueous humor outflow and increase risk for primary angle-closure glaucoma.