Hip Dysplasia is the irregular growth and development of a dog's hip joint. Are Akita's HIGHER or LOWER than average in developing this condition?
The average number of abnormal hip evaluations for ALL dog breeds is 15.3%. According to OFA Disease Statistics on over 18,000 American Akita's-13.4% of dogs were dysplastic and 84.8% were normal. The Japanese Akita Inu was slightly LOWER at 12.3% dysplastic.
This is LOWER than average.
You can read more on the symptoms and treatments for canine hip dysplasia at PETMD
Elbow Dysplasia is abnormal bone growth/development of the elbow joint. It is caused by many genetic factors. Are Akita's HIGHER or LOWER than average in developing this condition?
The average number of abnormal elbow evaluations for ALL dog breeds is 8.74%. The Akita (all) ranks 126 out of over 154 breeds in incidence of Elbow Dysplasia. In over 3,300 evaluations, 98.5 were normal and 1.4% dysplastic.
This is much LOWER than average.
You can read more on the symptoms and treatments for canine hip dysplasia at PETMD
Patellar Luxation is an instability of the knee where the kneecap will pop out of place. Are Akita's HIGHER or LOWER than average in developing this condition?
The average number of abnormal knee evaluations for ALL dog breeds is 3.21%. The Akita ranks 78 out of over 151 breeds in incidence of Patellar Luxation. 98.2% of evaluations were normal and 1.8% abnormal.
This is LOWER than average.
You can read more on the symptoms and treatments for Patellar Luxation at PETMD
Hypothyroidism is a malfunction of the thyroid gland which controls metabolism. Are Akita's HIGHER or LOWER than average in developing this condition?
The average number of Autoimmune Thyroiditis evaluations for ALL dog breeds is 4.1%. The Akita ranks 31 out of over 121 breeds in incidence of Autoimmune Thyroiditis. 84.7% of evaluations were normal and 5.7% abnormal-while 9.4% were inconclusive.
This is HIGHER than average - 9.4% of the results were inconclusive and the test needs to be repeated.
You can read more on the symptoms and treatments for Hypothyroidism at PETMD
Eye Diseases-Cataracts, Glaucoma, PRA etc. Are Akita's HIGHER or LOWER than average in developing a disease of the eyes?
The average number of abnormal eye evaluations for ALL dog breeds is 5.89%. The American Akita ranks 168 out of over 222 breeds in abnormal eye evaluations. 97% of evaluations were normal and 3% abnormal. The Japanese Akita Inu was slightly higher at 3.4% abnormal.
This is LOWER than average.
You can read more on the symptoms and treatment for various Eye Diseases at PETMD
Congenital Heart Disease. Are Akita's HIGHER or LOWER than average in incidence of Congenital Heart Disease?
The average number of abnormal congenital heart evaluations for ALL dog breeds is .45%. In several hundred evaluations, the Akita has shown no congenital heart issues-100% of evaluations were normal.
This is LOWER than average.
You can read more on the symptoms of heart disease in dogs at PETMD
BLOAT is SERIOUS medical condition seen in large chested dogs where the stomach twists. There is a surgery that staples the stomach to the lining of the abdomen called gastropexy that prevents BLOAT.
Read more about gastropexy HERE
An autoimmune disease found in Akita's where the eyes and other body tissues are destroyed leading to blindness and sometimes death is called:
Read more about this condition HERE
This somewhat rare disease is seen in Akita's, Poodles and English Springer Spaniels. It's cause is unknown but the symptoms are scaly, crusted skin and hair loss.
Read more about this condition HERE
