Lhasa Health :: concrete5

"The Lhasa Apso is a very healthy, hardy, long-lived and ancient breed. The American Lhasa Apso Club does not currently have any health testing requirements for its member breeders. The most commonly seen health problems are the following conditions, not in order of frequency or importance: patellar luxation, umbilical and inguinal hernias, corneal ulcers, and bladder calculi (stones).”

Pigmentary Keratitis in the Lhasa Apso
by Jenny Drastura

How many times have people approached you and your Lhasa Apso and asked, “How can your dog see through all that hair?” We can try to keep our dogs’ hair out of the eyes with topknots or trimming, but even trimming can leave short hairs poking into the eyes, possibly causing harm over time.

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Glaucoma in the Lhasa Apso
By Jenny Drastura

Lhasa Apsos are susceptible to a number of eye conditions, including dry eye, cataracts and progressive retinal atrophy (PRA). There is one condition, however, that is often overlooked until it is too late. That is glaucoma, the most devastating eye disease a Lhasa, or any dog, can develop.

Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis (HGE)
By Jenny Drastura

HGE is a life-threatening disease that can occur in small and medium-sized breeds, but has an excellent cure rate. Seeing our dogs with bloody diarrhea can give us a real scare. It can be a sign of a minor gastrointestinal upset or the dog swallowing bits of a hard toy. It can also signal a more serious illness.

Reverse Sneezing in the Lhasa Apso
By Jenny Drastura

It can be frightening to see your Lhasa suddenly begin wheezing and snorting, seemingly unable to breathe. Fortunately, it may not be quite as serious as it looks.

This “snorting” is called reverse sneezing, or inspiratory paroxysmal respiration. With this condition, the dog rapidly pulls air into the nose, whereas in a normal sneeze, the air is rapidly pushed out through the nose.