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- Common Pinscher Diseases
- Pinscher skin disease
- Legg-Perthes Disease in Pinscher
- Mucopolysaccharidosis in Pinscher
- Pinscher patellar dislocation
- Elderly Pinscher Diseases
- Pinscher Tick Disease
- Pinscher Eye Diseases
The Pinscher is an extremely energetic breed of dogs, they are companions, agile, and love hunting games. As they are small, they are considered ideal dogs for people who live in apartments and do not have much space, as their average weight varies between 3 and 5 kg.
The Pinscher is not a very easy breed to train and does not usually get along with animals other than dogs, due to its strong attachment to territory and family. Its colors resemble a miniature Doberman, and it is a dog that does not require much care with the hair, being easy to maintain, but they are very chilly dogs, so you should pay attention to that.
With the wild breeding of dogs, the Pinscher, being a very popular breed, ends up being bred irresponsibly, by people who do not understand much about genetics and hereditary diseases. Therefore, PeritoAnimal has prepared this article so that you can know the Most common Pinscher diseases.
Common Pinscher Diseases
Despite being an easy-to-maintain breed, we must always be aware of the most common diseases that can appear in Pinscher. At most common diseases are:
- Legg-Calve Perthes Disease
- Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VI
- Demodectic Mange or Skin Diseases on Pinscher
- patellar dislocation
- progressive retinal atrophy
- double teeth
- Heart problems
Although these are diseases common to the breed, it in no way means that your Pinscher will develop any of these diseases. Therefore, it is important to acquire your dog from reliable breeders, who give all the veterinary support to the puppy's parents, ensuring that the babies are healthy, after all, healthy puppies are born from healthy parents.
Pinscher skin disease
Pinscher puppies can present scabies problems, one of which is transmissible only from the mother to the puppies in the first weeks of life, this being the Demodectic mange.
Demodectic mange, also known as Black Mange is not transmissible to humans or other adult dogs and puppies above 3 months of age. the mite Demodex kennels, which causes this type of scabies, lives in the mother's hair follicles, when the pups are born, they are not yet with the hair follicles fully closed, therefore, due to the proximity to the mother, the pups end up being infected by this mite. If, eventually, there is a drop in immunity, the mite reproduces uncontrollably, and ends up causing the disease, which can cause a lot of itching, hair loss, and even wounds due to the animal scratching itself a lot.
To learn more about Demodectic Mange in Dogs - Symptoms and Treatment, PeritoAnimal has prepared this other complete article for you.
Legg-Perthes Disease in Pinscher
The femur, which is the leg bone, attaches to the hip bone through a circular socket we call the head of the femur. These bones need to be nourished by oxygenation and blood nutrients, otherwise necrosis of the region occurs.
In Legg-Perthes or Legg-calvé Perthes disease, a vascularization deficiency or even a temporary interruption of blood to the femur and femoral head region in the puppy's hind limbs during his growing period. The puppy is in a lot of pain and limps constantly, avoiding supporting the limb.
There is still no knowledge, in the scientific community, about the reasons that cause this disease, but it is known that Pinschers have a greater predisposition to develop Legg Perthes syndrome than other dogs.
It is a very serious disease, and is also known as aseptic necrosis of the head of the femur. After correct diagnosis, through x-ray and ultrasound exams, and treatment must be surgical, to prevent the thigh muscles from atrophying, which could lead the dog to develop very severe osteoarthrosis.
Mucopolysaccharidosis in Pinscher
Mucopolysaccharidosis is a genetic anomaly, that is, it is transmitted from parents to offspring and it is a disorder in enzymes with lysosomal functions of Mucopolysaccharides.
Mucopolysaccharides are proteins that help build bones, cartilage, tendons, cornea and also by the fluid that lubricates joints. If there is a defect in the functions performed by this system, the animal can present:
- severe bone disease
- Opaque eyes.
- Dwarfism.
- Degenerative joint disease.
- Hepatic hypertrophy, which is an enlarged liver.
- Face deformity.
As it is a genetic anomaly, animals that present this anomaly must be removed from the reproduction chain so that the defective gene is not transmitted to the offspring. Treatment is through bone marrow transplantation, in young dogs, or enzyme therapy, depending on the stage of the disease.
Pinscher patellar dislocation
In small dogs, such as the Pinscher, the patellar dislocation, also known as Patella displacement.
PeritoAnimal has prepared this complete guide for you to stay on top of everything that happens in Patellar Dislocation - symptoms and treatment.
Elderly Pinscher Diseases
As dogs age, just like humans, they require more attention. Ideally, from 8 or 9 years of age onwards, the dog should be periodically taken to the veterinarian for routine examinations and a annual checkup in order to see how the liver, kidney and heart functions are doing.
Some heart diseases are hereditary genetic defects, and depending on the degree of the disease, they only appear when the dog is of a certain age.
To help you identify if your Pinscher has heart problems, PeritoAnimal prepared these tips with 5 symptoms of heart disease in dogs.
Pinscher Tick Disease
ticks can transmit some pathogenic bacteria, which cause the diseases known as Tick Disease.
They do not only affect Pinschers, as tick infestation is not specific, affecting dogs of different ages, sex and breed.
PeritoAnimal has prepared a very complete article on Tick Disease in Dogs - Symptoms and Treatment.
Pinscher Eye Diseases
Progressive Retina Atrophy (ARP), is a disease that affects the eyes of Pinscher, and small breed dogs in general. The retina, which is the region of the eyes that captures the image that is then sent to the brain, becomes opaque, and the dog can go completely blind.
This article is for information purposes only, at PeritoAnimal.com.br we are not able to prescribe veterinary treatments or perform any type of diagnosis. We suggest that you take your pet to the veterinarian in case it has any type of condition or discomfort.