What are common health and hereditary problems?
Hip Dysplasia – a faulty formation of the femoral head (ball part of the hip) and the acetabulum (socket part of the hip). b) Ruptured Anterior Cruciate Ligament – in the rear end, in the stifle (knee joint) of the dog. Prime target because a Rottweiler’s agility and bulk work against each other. It can occur over a period of time with gradual degenerative changes or by a blunt traumatic accident. c) Eyes Entropion-eyelid/eyelashes roll into the eye Ectropion-eyelid rolls outward – both cause irritation to the cornea and need to be surgically corrected Cataracts -an opacity of the lens or its capsule. This can be congenital (present at birth-not common) or juvenile (develops as dog matures – more common) d) Parvovirus-highly contagious virus, vomiting often with bloody diarrhea e) Coronavirus-highly contagious, similar to Parvovirus, also causes vomiting and diarrhea f) Canine hypothyroidism-a condition due to insufficient thyroid secretions g) Von Willebrand’s Disease-inheritable bloo
