cane corso health

Idiopathic epilepsy has been known to occur in the breed. There is no known cause, and the current best practice to prevent epilepsy is bloodline research and careful matching. Epilepsy is characterised by seizures with unknown cause. Medication can be given to help your dog.

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Dental, Skeletal, Retinal Atrophy is an autosomal recessive condition, meaning both parents need to carry the gene mutation to produce it. This is characterised by incomplete or stunted skeletal growth, poor (missing, or even see-through) dentition and retinal atrophy. This is a fully preventable condition through health testing, but incurable if your puppy is born affected.

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Hip and Elbow dysplasia is a relatively common concern in large breeds, and reputable breeders seek to avoid it by full health testing. Research shows an environmental link to dysplasia, which is why it's important to be careful with exercise! Dysplasia can be treated with medications and sometimes, surgery.

Ectropian is a prolapse of the third eyelid, often known as cherry eye. There are environmental factors for this, but it appears to be mainly genetic. Ask your breeder if this is in their lines! Ectropian can be treated with surgery to pin or remove the third eyelid.

Ligament tears can happen when the dog slips, falls, or otherwise injures themselves playing or running. They can also happen if the dog over-exerts themselves without good muscling. It's important to be careful with exercise, and to have insurance, as surgeries to fix them are very expensive!

Entropian is where the bottom eyelid rolls inwards, and irritates the eye causing watering. If it is not bad when the puppy is young, they may grow out of it, but it sometimes requires surgery to correct. Ask your breeder if their lines have any eye issues!