Dachshund (Standard Short-haired)
From Dog
The Dachshund breed came to prominence in Germany where it was used to hunt badger, fox and rabbits, although the breed has been around for much longer.
Like the Miniature Dachshund they are a popular breed worldwide.
Disease predisposition
- Sick sinus syndrome
- Patent ductus arteriosus
- Alopecia areata
- Pododermatitis
- Malassezia dermatitis
- Food allergy
- Pemphigus foliaceous
- Oestrogen-responsive dermatosis
- Canine pinnal alopecia
- Seborrhea
- Black hair follicular dysplasia
- Colour-dilution alopecia
- Acanthosis nigricans
- Ehler-Danlos syndrome
- Pyoderma
- Canine juvenile cellulitis
- Idiopathic chronic ulcerative blepharitis
- Onychodystrophy
- Hypothyroidism
- Hyperadrenocorticism
- Diabetes mellitus
- Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis
- Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia
- Pneumocystis carinii infection
- Inguinal hernia
- Pes varus
- Prognathia
- Spondylosis deformans
- Anal gland adenocarcinoma
- Lipoma
- Liposarcoma
- Mast cell tumour
- Histiocytoma
- Limbal melanoma
- Deafness (Dappled Dachshunds)
- Discospondylitis
- Ceroid lipofuscinosis
- Neuroaxonal dystrophy
- Narcolepsy
- Atlantoaxial subluxation
- Dermoid
- Entropion
- Distichiasis
- Chronic superficial keratitis (pannus)
- Corneal ulceration
- Corneal dystrophy
- Glaucoma
- Persistent pupillary membranes
- Cataract
- Retinal detachment
- Progressive retinal atrophy
- Urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence
- Cystine urolithiasis
- Cryptorchidism