Disease Information

German Wire-Haired Pointer* dogs have been reported with the following diseases involving the nervous system

​Exercise-Induced Collapse
Idiopathic Epilepsy
Meningoencephalitis of Unknown Origin
Polymyositis
Steroid-Responsive Meningitis-Arteritis

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

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*German Wire-Haired Pointers dogs and Deutsch Drahthaar dogs are separate, but commonly conflated, breeds according to some kennel clubs. For more information, follow the links below:
Project Upland, VDD-GNA