Cat and dog breed finder

Cat breeds

• Abyssinian — renal amyloidosis, retinal atrophy, pyruvate kinase deficiency, gingivitis
• American Shorthair — hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, tendency to put on weight
• Bengal — hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, retinal atrophy (PRA-b), pyruvate kinase deficiency
• Birman — generally robust; kidney and urinary tract disease
• British Shorthair — hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, polycystic kidney disease, obesity; often blood type B
• Chartreux — luxating patella
• Chausie — needs lots of exercise; early-generation hybrids need special care with vaccination and anaesthesia
• Cornish Rex — hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, luxating patella, feels the cold
• Devon Rex — inherited myopathy (DNA test), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, luxating patella; often blood type B
• Donskoy (Don Sphynx) — skin problems, feels the cold, sunburn; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has been described
• German Longhair — no serious inherited diseases described
• Highland Fold — osteochondrodysplasia in every fold-eared cat
• Japanese Bobtail — robust, no serious inherited diseases described
• Javanese — as in Siamese cats: hepatic amyloidosis, retinal atrophy, dental disease
• Korat — GM1 and GM2 gangliosidosis (DNA test available)
• Kurilian Bobtail — a robust natural breed
• LaPerm — no serious inherited diseases described
• Maine Coon — hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (MYBPC3 DNA test), hip dysplasia, spinal muscular atrophy
• Manx — Manx syndrome: spinal malformations, incontinence, megacolon
• Mekong Bobtail — generally robust; gum disease
• Mixed-breed cat — genetically diverse, inherited diseases are less common
• Nebelung — no serious inherited diseases described
• Neva Masquerade — hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and polycystic kidney disease have been described
• Norwegian Forest Cat — glycogen storage disease type IV (DNA test), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, pyruvate kinase deficiency
• Oregon Rex — the breed had all but disappeared by the 1970s
• Oriental Shorthair — as in Siamese cats: hepatic amyloidosis, retinal atrophy, dental disease
• Persian — polycystic kidney disease, breathing difficulties and watery eyes due to the flat face, dental disease
• Peterbald — skin problems, feels the cold, sunburn, dental disease
• Pixie-bob — cryptorchidism, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Ragdoll — hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (MYBPC3 DNA test), urinary tract disease, obesity
• Russian Blue — tendency to put on weight, urinary tract disease
• Scottish Fold — osteochondrodysplasia in every fold-eared cat, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, polycystic kidney disease
• Scottish Straight — hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, polycystic kidney disease
• Scythian Toy Bob — little data: a young and rare breed
• Selkirk Rex — polycystic kidney disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Siamese — hepatic amyloidosis, retinal atrophy, asthma, dental disease
• Siberian — hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, polycystic kidney disease
• Singapura — pyruvate kinase deficiency (DNA test), difficult births
• Snowshoe — generally robust
• Sokoke — little data: a very rare breed
• Somali — as in Abyssinians: renal amyloidosis, retinal atrophy, pyruvate kinase deficiency, gingivitis
• Sphynx — hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, skin problems, sunburn, feels the cold
• Turkish Angora — deafness in white blue-eyed cats, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, kitten ataxia
• Turkish Van — generally robust; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has been described
• Ural Rex — little data: a rare breed

Dog breeds

• Afghan Hound — cataracts, hypothyroidism, sensitivity to anaesthesia
• Akita Inu — joint dysplasia, autoimmune disease (VKH), hypothyroidism, bloat
• Alaskan Malamute — dysplasia, polyneuropathy (DNA test), chondrodysplasia, hypothyroidism
• American Bulldog — joint dysplasia, cruciate ligament rupture, neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, ichthyosis
• American Pit Bull Terrier — joint dysplasia, cruciate ligament rupture, skin allergies, cerebellar abiotrophy
• American Staffordshire Terrier — joint dysplasia, cruciate ligament rupture, skin allergies, cerebellar abiotrophy
• Basenji — Fanconi syndrome and pyruvate kinase deficiency (DNA tests)
• Beagle — epilepsy, hypothyroidism, slipped discs, tendency to obesity
• Black Russian Terrier — dysplasia, hyperuricosuria (DNA test), laryngeal paralysis
• Border Collie — collie eye anomaly, epilepsy, dysplasia; some dogs carry the MDR1 mutation
• Borzoi — sensitivity to anaesthesia, bloat, dilated cardiomyopathy
• Boxer — cardiomyopathy, skin tumours, dysplasia; overheating
• Bull Terrier — deafness in white dogs, hereditary nephritis, heart defects, compulsive tail chasing
• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel — mitral valve disease, syringomyelia
• Chihuahua — luxating patella, collapsing trachea, dental disease, hydrocephalus
• Chinese Crested Dog — skin and dental problems in hairless dogs, lens luxation (DNA test), retinal atrophy, feels the cold
• Chow Chow — entropion, joint dysplasia, hypothyroidism, overheating
• Cocker Spaniel — ear infections, retinal atrophy, familial nephropathy
• Dalmatian — congenital deafness (about 30% of dogs), urate stones
• Dobermann — dilated cardiomyopathy, von Willebrand disease, wobbler syndrome
• Dogo Argentino — congenital deafness, joint dysplasia, skin problems and sunburn
• East European Shepherd — hip and elbow dysplasia, bloat
• English Bulldog — brachycephalic syndrome, births by caesarean section, skin fold dermatitis, cherry eye
• Finnish Spitz — generally robust; epilepsy and dysplasia have been described
• French Bulldog — brachycephalic syndrome, slipped discs, hemivertebrae, skin fold dermatitis
• German Shepherd — dysplasia, degenerative myelopathy, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, bloat
• German Spitz — luxating patella, collapsing trachea, dental disease, alopecia X
• Giant Schnauzer — dysplasia, hypothyroidism, toe tumours
• Golden Retriever — high cancer risk, dysplasia, subaortic stenosis, ichthyosis
• Great Dane — bloat, dilated cardiomyopathy, osteosarcoma, wobbler syndrome
• Greyhound — sensitivity to anaesthesia, osteosarcoma, dental disease, feels the cold
• Irish Wolfhound — dilated cardiomyopathy and arrhythmias, osteosarcoma, bloat
• Jack Russell Terrier — lens luxation (DNA test), deafness, luxating patella, Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease
• Labrador Retriever — dysplasia, retinal atrophy, exercise-induced collapse (EIC), tendency to obesity
• Miniature Pinscher — luxating patella, Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease, retinal atrophy
• Newfoundland — dilated cardiomyopathy, subaortic stenosis, cystinuria (DNA test), dysplasia
• Pekingese — brachycephalic syndrome, eye prolapse after injury, slipped discs
• Pembroke Welsh Corgi — slipped discs, dysplasia, degenerative myelopathy (DNA test), tendency to obesity
• Poodle — retinal atrophy, Addison’s disease, sebaceous adenitis, epilepsy; sizes from toy to standard
• Pug — brachycephalic syndrome, eye injuries, pug dog encephalitis, tendency to obesity
• Pyrenean Mountain Dog — dysplasia, osteosarcoma, deafness, bloat
• Rottweiler — osteosarcoma, dysplasia, subaortic stenosis, bloat
• Samoyed — hereditary nephropathy, dysplasia, eye disease, diabetes
• Schipperke — mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB (DNA test), Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease
• Shetland Sheepdog — collie eye anomaly, dermatomyositis, sensitivity to some medicines (MDR1)
• Shih Tzu — brachycephalic syndrome, eye disease, slipped discs
• Siberian Husky — cataracts, retinal atrophy, glaucoma, hypothyroidism; prone to escaping
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier — L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria and hereditary cataracts (DNA tests), skin allergies
• Tibetan Mastiff — dysplasia, hypothyroidism, entropion
• Yorkshire Terrier — luxating patella, collapsing trachea, portosystemic shunt, dental disease