INHERITED GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
Although breed predispositions are recognized for many gastrointestinal disorders, in most cases the scientific studies to establish the inheritance have not been carried out.
Listed below are the most important GI conditions that are believed to have an inherited component.
Copper toxicosis in Bedlington terriers
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
Gastric dilatation-volvulus (bloat)
Gluten (wheat)-sensitive enteropathy
Histiocytic ulcerative colitis
Immunoproliferative (Basenji) enteropathy /lymphocytic-plasmacytic enteritis
Protein-losing enteropathy and nephropathy (soft-coated Wheaten terrier)
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)
Copyright © 1998 Canine Inherited Disorders Database. All rights reserved.
Revised:May 07, 2001.