THE 10 MOST COMMON ILLNESSES IN DOGS

Let's take a look at what the typical symptoms of the ten most common dog illnesses look like. Keeping your dog healthy, and catching an illness early can save your dog discomfort as well as reduce veterinary bills.

Ten of the most common viruses and diseases in cats are: 

• Dental Diseases
• Ear Infections
• Itchy Skin or Skin Infections
• Stiffness and Pain
• Kennel Cough or Canine Cough
• Obesity
• Ringworm
• Heartwork
• Diabetes
• Cancer

Symptoms

Diseases	Symptoms
Dental Diseases	avoidance of hard food bad breath discolored teeth or gums loose teeth lumps on the gums or under the tongue
Ear Infections	recurring head tipping or shaking loss of fur odor redness or swelling of the ear canal
Itchy Skin or Skin Infections	persistent continual scratching
Stiffness and Pain	awkward gaits reluctance to rise rigidity of limbs swelling muscle spasms depression noticeable fatigue
Kennel Cough or Canine Cough	dry cough gagging sound fever coughing up white foam
Obesity	high blood pressure chronic kidney disease arthritis liver disease low thyroid hormone production diabetes cancer
Ringworm	patches of hair loss it is possible for dogs to carry this illness and have no symptoms at all
Heartwork	weight loss fatigue labored breathing coughing vomiting no symptoms at all
Diabetes	excessive thirst weight loss sweet or fruity breath cataract formation chronic skin urinary tract infections lethargy
Cancer	there is a wide range of common health conditions that dogs can experience

If your dog is expressing any unusual behaviors or symptoms, take them to your local veterinarian to make a proper diagnosis.