"Many breeds of dog and cat are susceptible to different diseases and disorders. Some diseases are inherited and many more are suspected of being so. Knowledge of these conditions has significant impact on the breeding, management and disease diagnosis of the affected breeds." "For the first time, information on breed predispositions of the dog and cat has been brought together in one single, comprehensive volume. An ideal reference for veterinarians, students, breeders and pet owners, this book contains listings of dog and cat breeds and the diseases and disorders to which they are believed to be predisposed, together with details of the mode of inheritance where known."--BOOK JACKET.

Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Introduction -- Basic Genetics -- Part One: Dog Breeds -- Affenpinscher -- Afghan Hound -- Airedale Terrier -- Alaskan Malamute -- American Staffordshire Terrier -- American Water Spaniel -- Australian Cattle Dog -- Australian Kelpie -- Australian Shepherd Dog -- Basenji -- Basset Hound -- Beagle -- Bearded Collie -- Beauceron -- Bedlington Terrier -- Beglian Shepherd Dog -- Belgian Tervuren -- Bernese Mountain Dog -- Bichon Frise -- Bloodhound -- Border Collie -- Border Terrier -- Borzoi -- Boston Terrier -- Bouvier Des Flandres -- Boxer -- Boykin Spaniel -- Briard -- Brittany Spaniel -- Bulldog (English) -- Bull Mastiff -- Bull Terrier -- Cairn Terrier -- Carnelian Bear Dog -- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel -- Chesapeake Bay Retriever -- Chihuahua -- Chinese Crested Dog -- Chow Chow -- Clumber Spaniel -- Cocker Spaniel -- Collies (Rough And Smooth) -- Coonhound -- Curly-Coated Retriever -- Dachshund -- Dalmatian -- Dandie Dinmont Terrier -- Doberman -- Dogue De Bordeaux -- Dutch Kooiker -- English Setter -- Eskimo Dog -- Field Spaniel -- Finnish Spitz -- Flat-Coated Retriver -- Foxhound -- Fox Terrier -- French Bulldog -- German Shepherd Dog -- Golden Retriever -- Gordon Setter -- Great Dane -- Greyhound -- Griffon Bruxellois -- Harrier Hound -- Havanese -- Hungarian Puli -- Hungarian Viszla -- Ibizan Hound -- Irish Red And White Setter -- Irish Setter -- Irish Terrier -- Irish Water Spaniel -- Irish Wolfhound -- Italian Greyhound -- Jack Russell Terrier -- Japanese Akita -- Japanese Chin -- Keeshond -- Kerry Blue Terrier -- King Charles Spaniel -- Komondor -- Kuvasz -- Labrador Retriever -- Lakeland Terrier -- Lancashire Heeler -- Lapland Dog -- Leonberger -- Lhasa Apso -- Lowchen -- Lundehund -- Lurcher -- Maltese -- Manchester Terrier -- Mastiff -- Miniature Bull Terrier -- Miniature Pinscher -- Mexican Hairless -- Munsterlander -- Neopolitan Mastiff -- Newfoundland -- Norfolk Terrier -- Norwegian Elkhound -- Norwegian Buhund -- Norwich Terrier -- Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever -- Old English Sheepdog -- Otterhound -- Papillon -- Parson Russell Terrier -- Pekingese -- Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen -- Pointer -- Polish Lowland Sheepdog -- Pomeranian -- Poodle -- Portugese Water Dog -- Pug -- Pyrenean Mountain Dog -- Red Kelpi -- Rhodesian Ridgeback -- Rottweiler -- St Bernard -- Saluki -- Samoyed -- Schipperke -- Schnauzer -- Scottish Deerhound -- Scottish Terrier -- Sealyham Terrier -- Shar Pei -- Shetland Sheepdog -- Shih Tzu -- Siberian Husky -- Silky Terrier -- Skye Terrier -- Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier -- Springer Spaniel -- Staffordshire Bull Terrier -- Sussex Spaniel -- Swedish Lapland -- Tibetan Mastiff -- Tibetan Spaniel -- Tibetan Terrier -- Weimeraner -- Welsh Corgi -- Welsh Terrier -- West Highland White Terrier -- Whippet -- Yorkshire Terrier -- Part Two: Cat Breeds -- Abyssinian -- American Short Hair -- Balinese -- Birman -- British Short Hair -- Burmese -- Cornish And Devon Rex -- Domestic Long Hair -- Domestic Short Hair -- Egyptian Mau -- Havana Brown -- Himalayan -- Korat -- Maine Coon -- Manx -- Norwegian Forest -- Oriental -- Persian -- Ragdoll -- Scottish Fold -- Siamese -- Somali -- Tonkinese -- Part Three: Disease Summaries -- Cardiovascular Conditions -- Dermatological Conditions -- Endocrine Conditions -- Gastrointestinal Conditions -- Haematological/Immunological Conditions -- Infectious Conditions -- Musculoskeletal Conditions -- Neoplastic Conditions -- Neurological Conditions -- Ocular Conditions -- Renal And Urinary Conditions -- Reproductive Conditions -- Respiratory Condition -- Sources -- Appendix: Details Of Some Organsiations Running -- Surveillance Schemes For Inherited Diseases.