Hereditary diseases of golden retrievers

1. Hip joint problems

Since this is a congenital genetic disease carried by dogs, When breeding golden retrievers abroad, it is necessary to first test the hip joint development of breeding dogs in order to select healthy golden retrievers as breeding dogs to avoid the occurrence of physical diseases in newborn dogs.

2. Heart problems

Hereditary heart disease is also a common disease that golden retriever dogs suffer from, such as atrioventricular septal defect. If your golden retriever often has a runny nose, or often suddenly falls to the ground and twitches, or shows similar abnormal symptoms, then it is likely to be suffering from heart disease.

3. Hemophilia

Unlike the above two genetic diseases that golden retrievers often suffer from, golden retrievers with hemophilia may not show obvious symptoms throughout their lives. Of course, this disease is more dangerous for female dogs and may cause severe bleeding or even death. Because this disease may cause the dog to bleed profusely after being injured.

4. Epilepsy

There are many reasons for epilepsy in dogs, and congenital inheritance is one of them. Fortunately, this disease will not cause death of golden retrievers, nor will it have other serious effects. The response is daily control with specialized medications.

5. Eye diseases

In addition to cataracts, golden retrievers often suffer from trichiasis, entropion, ectropion and other diseases.