Disease Information
Australian Shepherd dogs have been reported with the following diseases involving the nervous system
Deafness
Dysautonomia
Exercise-Induced Collapse
Fibrocartilaginous Embolic Myelopathy
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Hereditary Ataxia
Hydrocephalus
Idiopathic Epilepsy
Intervertebral Disk Disease
Lumbosacral Disease
Meningoencephalitis of Unknown Origin
Myofibrillar Myopathy
Neoplasia
Neuroaxonal Dystrophy
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis
Pituitary Apoplexy
Polyneuropathy/Laryngeal Paralysis Complex
Dysautonomia
Exercise-Induced Collapse
Fibrocartilaginous Embolic Myelopathy
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Hereditary Ataxia
Hydrocephalus
Idiopathic Epilepsy
Intervertebral Disk Disease
Lumbosacral Disease
Meningoencephalitis of Unknown Origin
Myofibrillar Myopathy
Neoplasia
Neuroaxonal Dystrophy
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis
Pituitary Apoplexy
Polyneuropathy/Laryngeal Paralysis Complex
note- diseases are listed in alphabetical order not in order of prevalence or significance