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Welcome to the homepage for the Canine Inherited Disorders Database. With this database we hope to reduce the incidence of inherited disorders in dogs by providing information to owners and breeders, and to facilitate the best management possible of these conditions by providing current information to veterinarians. |
This website will be useful for:
- dog owners whose pet has been found to have an inherited condition
- potential dog owners who want help in avoiding these problems when choosing a pet
- veterinarians looking for current information on both well-known and more obscure genetic disorders, including diagnostic and therapeutic information
- dog breeders who are looking for suggestions on how to avoid these conditions in their lines of dogs
Choose the appropriate links below to find information about various inherited disorders in dogs. On each disorder page, you will find a description of the condition, information about how the disorder is inherited, consequences of the condition for you and your dog, and recommended or required care by both owner and veterinarian. There is also specific therapeutic or diagnostic information for veterinarians.
Under dog breeds, you will find the list of breeds that are included. Each breed page lists the more serious and common disorders in that breed that are thought to have an inherited component, and each disorder is linked to the appropriate disease page.
Please choose one of the following for more information:
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What is a genetic disorder? | |
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How are defects inherited? | |
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Dog breeds |
This database is a joint initiative of the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre at the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, and the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association.
Project authors:
Alice Crook, BSc, DVM
Brian Hill, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Sue Dawson, BA, PhD
The authors gratefully acknowledge the input of Dr. Alastair Cribb in initial discussion and development of the project, of Dr. Craig Galbraith for design of the website, and of Ms. Carole McCarville and Ms. Mary Beth MacDonald for technical assistance.
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Please address any comments to Dr. Alice Crook at CIDD@upei.ca