Standard Poodle health issues

Additional health concerns below. These health issues can and do effect many other breeds including the new designer mixes. I have known many Poodle mixes that have come down with one or more health issues which are listed below. Even when breeding tested clear parents there is no 100% guarantee that your puppy will not develop one or all of these problems. At least buying a puppy from a breeder who tests breeding stock increases your chances of getting a healthy puppy. Hopefully in time some of the diseases below a DNA marker can be found Environment, diet, and medical care can and will play a very important part of your Standard Poodle health and life span • Addisons Disease - A disorder caused by a deficiency in adreno cortical hormonesmost commonly occurring in young to middle aged dogs. • Cushings Disease - This is a disease that occurs from the overproduction of cortisone by the adrenal glands. • Epilepsy -The most common cause is idiopathic epilepsy which is an inherited form of epilepsy. However, many factors can cause seizures besides idiopathic epilepsy and it is very important to have you Standard Poodle diagnosed if seizures begin • Von Willebrand's Disease - a disorder that involves a tendency to bleed easily, is caused by a deficiency in the von Willebrand factor, a protein found in the blood plasma. As with PRA and hip dysplasia, VWD testing is recommended • Sebaceous Adenitis - a chronic skin disorder resulting from abnormal and/or inflamed, or in some cases a total absence of, sebaceous glands. Symptoms include hair loss, formation of silver-gray scales and secondary skin infections with an offensive odor. Therapeutic baths and antibiotics for secondary infections are the recommended treatments. • Bloat/Gastric Torsion - a life Threatening condition that occurs when the stomach swells with gas and then twists cutting off its blood supply. • Entropian - An eye condition in which the eyelids are grown inward, causing the eye lashes to come into contact with the eye itself. • Autoimmune Disease - If a dog has an autoimmune disease, the immune system mistakenly attacks self, targeting the cells, tissues, and organs of a dogs own body. A collection of immune system cells and molecules at a target site is broadly referred to as inflammation. • Hereditary Eye Disease - Genetic Eye Problems • Hip Dysplasia - a condition in which the head of the femur fits improperly into the hip joint socket, causing pain and lameness. Pain killers and/or surgery are the usual treatments. • Elbow Dysplasia or O.C.D. - Elbow Dysplasia has been coined to describe three developmental conditions, osteochondrosis/ osteochondritis dissecans (OC/OCD) of the humeral condyle, ununited anconeal process (UAP), and fragmented coronoid process (FCP), that commonly affect the elbow of many large and giant breeds of dogs. • Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - A decrease in the number of red blood cells (RBC's) or the amount of hemoglobin, resulting in a decrease in the oxygen- carrying capacity of the blood. PHOTO: T doing a bit of body surfing, living in Ceduna

Life expectancy of the Standard Poodle is between 10 and 13 years. You may be lucky and have a few more years Like all dog breeds, the Standard Poodle is susceptible to complications caused by parasites such as ticks, fleas, and worms