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- Fever
- Loss of appetite
- Lymphadenopathy
- Recurrent infection
- Severe reactions to infection
- Skin lesions
- Weight loss
- This is an autosomal recessive mutation that can affect Irish Setters and Irish Red and White Setters
- The white blood cells in affected dogs are unable to adhere to invading cells, and therefore become unable fight off infections
- This form of immunodeficiency is usually fatal before the canine reaches 6 months of age
- This disease is characterized by the failure of the body to produce immunoglobulins
- This particular disorder is often hereditary, but can also be a secondary form of immunodeficiency when triggered by disease or inadequate maternal antibodies in the first several days of life
- Some breeds have a predisposition to acquiring specific bacterial, viral and fungal infections
- Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) - This form of immunodeficiency involves a defect in antibody production and cell-mediated immunity characterized by a lack of either T or B cells
- This can be either an X-chromosome linked disorder similar to the human form of the condition or an autosomal recessive form that more closely resembles the equine version of the disease
- Both are often fatal within the first 4 months of age for canines
- Canine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency (Irish Red and White Setter, Irish Setter)
- Immunoglobulin Deficiency (Beagle, Chinese Shar-Pei, German Shepherd
- Selective Immunodeficiencies - some breeds have a genetic predisposition for susceptibility to a specific disease
- For example Rottweilers are prone to canine Parvovirus
- Long-nosed breeds (German Shepherd and Collies) are prone to aspergillosis in the nasal passages and systemic aspergillosis
- Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) is predisposed in the Basset Hound, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Jack Russell, Rottweiler, and Toy Poodle
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