Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Health Concerns for miniature pinscher dogs

If you are looking at this breed, it is important to know the health concerns for miniature pinscher dogs.

Almost any breed out there has some disorders prone to them. I will tell you about the minpin and their issues in the past.

The first is Legg-Calve Perthes disease. It is a disease that affects the hips of the dog. It causes a deformed ball of the hip.

Hip Dysplasia is another disease that causes deformity of the hip joint.

Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI causes increased urinary excretion of dermatan sulfateand is due to an inherited lack of arylsulfatase B.

Demodectic Mange is caused by a microscopic mite in the dogs skin. This usually only affects dogs under one year of age.

Miniature Pinschers can also suffer from epilepsy causing them to have seizures.

One more rare item is defects of the heart, eyes, or thyroid condition. This is much more rare than any of the others but can cause some even bigger problems.

If you found yourself curious about health concerns for miniature pinscher dogs, I hope I have answered your questions.

1 comment:

  1. Hello I have a two year old minpin and I was wondering about what specific defects of the heart are common with them. Every article i've read just states heart problems.

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