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Italian Greyhound Health

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Health

Life Expectancy
12 to 15 years
Suggested Tests
Eye,Knee

Common Health Disorders

  • Epilepsy
  • Legg-Perthes disease
  • Luxating patella
  • Von Willebrand's disease
  • Liver shunt
  • Cataracts
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Fragile bones - especially when dogs are anything between 12 to 18 month's old
  • Sensitivity to anaesthetics
  • Sensitivity to flea products
  • Dental issues
  • Corneal dystrophy
  • Colour mutant alopecia
  • Thrombocytopaenia
  • Optic nerve hypoplasia  
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