3 common genetic diseases of West Highland White Terrier! The pooper scooper must watch out for

The West Highland White Terrier is a very beautiful and cute small dog with a very unique artistic atmosphere, which is loved by young people. However, such a very characteristic dog, but also because of the genetic inheritance of some genetic diseases, so many pooper scoopers trouble. In fact, each dog in the process of its growth is very normal, we humans are inevitably occasionally have some minor illnesses. In order to be able to respond in a timely manner when the dog is sick, today I would like to share 3 common genetic diseases of the West Highland White Terrier. 1, oral bone disease this disease occurs mostly in the West Highland White Terrier two months to eight months, when the dog is facing milk teeth for permanent teeth. Puppy’s oral bone development, head bone cells than other bone cells grow faster, its jawbone is significantly wider and thicker, the dog’s mouth to touch something or food to feel pain. When this happens, you should prepare some soft food for it, and let the vet prescribe some painkillers, and it will generally be fine when the tooth replacement period is over. 2, hind leg hip joint disease This is a very common disease in small dogs, if the West Highland White Terrier suffers from hind leg hip joint disease, the area will feel tingling hot and very painful. This disease usually occurs when the West Highland White Terrier is five months to eight months old, you can ask the vet to prescribe some painkillers, if serious, you have to do a small surgery. 3, visual disease this disease usually occurs when the West Highland White Terrier was just born, mainly reflected in its retina part of the blurred, seriously impaired vision. This is a natural physical defect, and dogs with this disease will continue to deteriorate and become incurable, leading to lifelong blindness. In addition to the three common genetic diseases of the West Highland White Terrier, as a small dog, it may also suffer from common canine diseases such as colds and skin diseases, which require more attention and care by the pooper scooper during the breeding process. In any case, if we already have a West Highland White Terrier, we must treat it well and let it grow up healthy and happy.