Golden Retriever Health. Hip and Elbow Dysplasia. Dogs get sick with human-sounding illnesses too.
Just to keep this in perspective with humans the number is in the 100s. Golden retrievers are prone to several hereditary conditions. It is a type of.
Golden Retrievers are one of the most likely dog breeds to have aortic stenosis which occurs when the hearts aortic valve narrows forcing the body to work harder to pump blood through the valve.
Cancer is nearly an epidemic in Golden Retrievers with about 50 of the breed developing. Golden Retrievers are relatively healthy and long-lived. About 60 of golden retrievers die because of cancer. To try to control and eradicate these conditions the British Veterinary Association BVA in conjunction with the Kennel Club KC have instigated 3 health.
