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BREEDS

Dog and cat breeds: health and blood work.

Each breed page gives the essentials (origin, size, life expectancy), then focuses on what matters for your pet’s health: the problems the breed is prone to, the screening tests available and what can look different on its lab results.

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Dog breeds

Australian Shepherd

Australian Shepherd

The MDR1 gene, eyes and epilepsy: health and tests in Australian Shepherds.

Beagle

Beagle

Weight, thyroid and the Beagle’s routine blood work.

Bernese Mountain Dog

Bernese Mountain Dog

A short life expectancy, cancers and joint disease in Bernese Mountain Dogs.

Border Collie

Border Collie

Eyes, epilepsy and inherited disorders with a DNA test.

Boxer

Boxer

Mast cell tumors, heart rhythm problems and thyroid tests in Boxers.

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Heart valve disease and the giant platelets that fake a low count.

Chihuahua

Chihuahua

Low blood sugar, heart valves and teeth in the smallest breed.

Dachshund

Dachshund

Back disease, Cushing’s disease and the Dachshund’s health checks.

Dalmatian

Dalmatian

Urate stones, deafness and the Dalmatian’s urine tests.

English Bulldog

English Bulldog

Breathing, skin, urate stones and the Bulldog’s health checks.

French Bulldog

French Bulldog

Breathing, skin and spine: what the French Bulldog’s health checks look at.

German Shepherd

German Shepherd

Hips, pancreas and gut: the German Shepherd’s health and lab tests.

Golden Retriever

Golden Retriever

Cancers, hypothyroidism and the blood count in Golden Retrievers.

Greyhound

Greyhound

Why a healthy Greyhound’s blood work looks different from other dogs’.

Jack Russell Terrier

Jack Russell Terrier

A long-lived terrier: eyes, kneecaps and the routine checks of an active dog.

Labrador Retriever

Labrador Retriever

Weight, joints and the thyroid: the health checks that matter in Labradors.

Miniature Schnauzer

Miniature Schnauzer

High triglycerides, pancreatitis and bladder stones in Miniature Schnauzers.

Poodle

Poodle

Addison’s disease, eyes and the Poodle’s blood work.

Shih Tzu

Shih Tzu

Eyes, breathing and bladder stones in the Shih Tzu.

Yorkshire Terrier

Yorkshire Terrier

Liver shunt, low blood sugar in puppies and dental disease in Yorkies.

Cat breeds

Bengal cat

Bengal cat

Heart, eyes and a red-cell enzyme deficiency in Bengal cats.

Birman cat

Birman cat

Kidney values, blood type and inherited conditions in Birmans.

British Shorthair

British Shorthair

Heart disease, kidneys, blood type B and weight in British Shorthairs.

Maine Coon

Maine Coon

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, hips and the Maine Coon’s health checks.

Norwegian Forest Cat

Norwegian Forest Cat

Glycogen storage disease and heart checks in Norwegian Forest Cats.

Persian cat

Persian cat

Polycystic kidney disease, breathing and eyes in Persian cats.

Ragdoll

Ragdoll

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and the Ragdoll’s health checks.

Scottish Fold

Scottish Fold

The cartilage disease behind folded ears, and the Scottish Fold’s health checks.

Siamese cat

Siamese cat

Eyes, teeth, asthma and amyloidosis in Siamese cats.

Sphynx cat

Sphynx cat

Heart disease, skin care and the Sphynx’s health checks.

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Breed pages follow the same editorial rules as our articles: every figure is sourced, and the photos come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences, credited on each page. A breed tendency is not a diagnosis: your vet interprets your own pet’s results.

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WHEN YOU’RE READY

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