Irish Wolfhound
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The Irish Wolfhound breed is an Irish dog.
Irish Wolfhounds can live up to 8 years of age.
Disease predisposition
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Atrial fibrillation
- Callus pyoderma
- Hypothyroidism
- Gastric dilatation-volvulus
- Portosystemic shunt
- Immunodeficiency syndrome[2]
- Von Willebrand’s disease
- Shoulder osteochondrosis
- Patellar luxation
- Osteosarcoma
- Cervical vertebral malformation (wobbler syndrome)
- Entropion
- Nictitating membrane prolapse
- Cataract
- Retinal dysplasia
- Progressive retinal atrophy
References
- ↑ Wikipedia.org
- ↑ Leisewitz AL et al (1997) Suspected primary immunodeficiency syndrome in three related Irish wolfhounds. J Small Anim Pract 38(5):209-212
