Disease Information

Rhodesian Ridgeback​​ dogs have been reported with the following diseases involving the nervous system

Arachnoid Cyst
Cerebellar Disease
Cervical Spondylomyelopathy
Deafness
Degenerative Myelopathy
Dermoid Sinus
Eosinophilic Meningoencephalomyelitis
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Hydrocephalus
Idiopathic Epilepsy
Intervertebral Disk Disease
Lumbosacral Disease
Megaesophagus
Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy
Myotonia
Neoplasia
Polyneuropathy/Laryngeal Paralysis Complex
Spondylosis Deformans
Tethered Cord Syndrome

Note - diseases are listed in alphabetical order, not in order of prevalence or significance

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