What health concerns do poodles have?
The most prevalent concerns for the toy and miniature varieties are PRA, patellar luxation, Legg-Perthes and epilepsy while less frequent concerns include: entropion, cataracts, glaucoma, distichiasis, urolithiasis, and intervertebral disc degeneration . Health screening for the toy and miniature varieties eye exam, knee, Hip x-ray The most prevalent concerns for the standard poodle are sebaceous adenitis, gastric torsion, Addison’s, while less frequently seen are distichiasis, entropion, cataract, CHD, epilepsy and vWD . The Standard Poodle, because of its deep chest, is one of the breeds most at risk for gastric torsion (bloat). Epilepsy has a highly suspected genetic component in this breed as well.
