Health Disorders Affecting Great Pyrenees
The Health Committee provides information on disorders that have been reported to us in the GPCA Health Survey. If your dog has a disorder not listed, please download the Health Survey and submit it to our independent tabulator so that we can continue to provide valuable information to Pyrenees owners.
| Codes: | |
|---|---|
| * | Disorders Reported from GPCA Surveys |
| T | Testing Available |
| R | Testing Available and Required for CHIC Certification |
| E | Testing Available and Elective for CHIC Certification |
| G/R | Grant Research Available |
| Type | Specific Disorder | Information | |
|---|---|---|---|
| * Auto-Immune | Addison's Disease Degenerative Myelopathy |
T T |
G/R |
| Blood Disorders | Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia | E | G/R |
| * Cancer | Hemangiosarcoma Osteosarcoma Lymphosarcoma Mast Cell Tumors |
G/R G/R G/R G/R |
|
| * Cardiac | Subaortic Stenosis | E | |
| * Hearing | Congenital Deafness | E | |
| * Hormone | Thyroid | E | G/R |
| * Neurological Disorders | NDG | T | G/R |
| * Opthamology | Cataracts Persistent Pupillary Membrane Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA) Canine Multifocal Retinopathy 1 |
E
E |
|
| * Orthopedic | Elbow Dysplasia Hip Dysplasia Patellar Luxation Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) Panosteitis |
E R R E |
|
| * Skin | Sebaceous Adenitis | T | |
| * Spinal Diseases | Spondylosis | ||