German Shepherd Dog

Common Diseases

German Shepherd

• Hip Dysplasia Hip dysplasia is a painful, crippling disease that causes a dog's hip to weaken, deteriorate and become arthritic.
• Gastric Torsion (Bloat) Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (GDV) often referred to as "bloat", is a serious condition caused by abnormal dilatation and twisting of the stomach.
• Panosteitis Panosteitis is an inflammation involving various layers of the bones of young, growing dogs.
• Pyoderma Pyoderma is a bacterial infection of the skin. Pyoderma can be divided into superficial pyoderma (infection within the skin) or deep pyoderma (infection under the skin).
• Pannus Pannus, also referred to as chronic superficial keratitis, is a chronic inflammation of the cornea and sometimes the third eyelid of both eyes.