Pet Breed Health Guides

Browse our comprehensive breed health guides. Each guide covers genetic risks, health baselines, care tips, and average lifespan for your pet's breed.

Dog Breeds
31

Australian Shepherd

Medium12-15 years

4 known genetic risks

Beagle

Small to Medium12-15 years

4 known genetic risks

Bernese Mountain Dog

Large7-10 years

4 known genetic risks

Border Collie

Medium12-15 years

4 known genetic risks

Boxer

Medium to Large10-12 years

4 known genetic risks

Bulldog

Medium8-10 years

4 known genetic risks

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Small9-14 years

4 known genetic risks

Chihuahua

Toy14-16 years

4 known genetic risks

Cocker Spaniel

Medium10-14 years

4 known genetic risks

Dachshund

Small12-16 years

4 known genetic risks

Doberman Pinscher

Large10-12 years

4 known genetic risks

French Bulldog

Small10-12 years

4 known genetic risks

German Shepherd

Large9-13 years

4 known genetic risks

Golden Retriever

Large10-12 years

4 known genetic risks

Great Dane

Giant7-10 years

4 known genetic risks

Havanese

Small14-16 years

4 known genetic risks

Labrador Retriever

Large10-12 years

4 known genetic risks

Maltese

Toy12-15 years

4 known genetic risks

Miniature Schnauzer

Small12-15 years

4 known genetic risks

Mixed Breed

Varies10-15 years

4 known genetic risks

Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Small to Medium12-15 years

4 known genetic risks

Pit Bull Terrier

Medium to Large12-16 years

4 known genetic risks

Pomeranian

Toy12-16 years

4 known genetic risks

Poodle

Medium to Large12-15 years

4 known genetic risks

Pug

Small13-15 years

4 known genetic risks

Rottweiler

Large8-10 years

4 known genetic risks

Saint Bernard

Giant8-10 years

4 known genetic risks

Shetland Sheepdog

Small to Medium12-14 years

4 known genetic risks

Shih Tzu

Small10-16 years

4 known genetic risks

Siberian Husky

Medium to Large12-14 years

4 known genetic risks

Yorkshire Terrier

Toy13-16 years

4 known genetic risks

See all 84 dog breeds
Affenpinscher
Afghan Hound
Airedale Terrier
Akita
Alaskan Malamute
American Bulldog
American Eskimo Dog
American Staffordshire Terrier
Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Shepherd
Basenji
Basset Hound
Beagle
Bernese Mountain Dog
Bichon Frise
Border Collie
Border Terrier
Boston Terrier
Boxer
Brittany
Bulldog
Bullmastiff
Cairn Terrier
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Chihuahua
Chow Chow
Cocker Spaniel
Collie
Dachshund
Dalmatian
Doberman Pinscher
English Setter
English Springer Spaniel
French Bulldog
German Shepherd
German Shorthaired Pointer
Golden Retriever
Great Dane
Great Pyrenees
Greyhound
Havanese
Irish Setter
Irish Wolfhound
Italian Greyhound
Jack Russell Terrier
Labrador Retriever
Lhasa Apso
Maltese
Mastiff
Miniature Pinscher
Miniature Schnauzer
Mixed Breed
Newfoundland
Norfolk Terrier
Norwegian Elkhound
Old English Sheepdog
Papillon
Pekingese
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Pit Bull Terrier
Pointer
Pomeranian
Poodle (Miniature)
Poodle (Standard)
Poodle (Toy)
Portuguese Water Dog
Pug
Rottweiler
Saint Bernard
Samoyed
Scottish Terrier
Shar-Pei
Shetland Sheepdog
Shih Tzu
Siberian Husky
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Standard Schnauzer
Vizsla
Weimaraner
West Highland White Terrier
Whippet
Wire Fox Terrier
Yorkshire Terrier

Highlighted breeds have detailed health guides. Others coming soon.

Cat Breeds
20

Abyssinian

Medium12-15 years

4 known genetic risks

American Shorthair

Medium15-20 years

3 known genetic risks

Bengal

Medium to Large12-16 years

4 known genetic risks

Birman

Medium to Large12-16 years

3 known genetic risks

British Shorthair

Medium to Large12-17 years

4 known genetic risks

Burmese

Medium10-17 years

4 known genetic risks

Devon Rex

Small to Medium12-15 years

4 known genetic risks

Exotic Shorthair

Medium12-15 years

4 known genetic risks

Himalayan

Medium12-15 years

4 known genetic risks

Maine Coon

Large12-15 years

4 known genetic risks

Mixed Breed

Varies12-18 years

4 known genetic risks

Norwegian Forest Cat

Large14-16 years

4 known genetic risks

Persian

Medium12-17 years

4 known genetic risks

Ragamuffin

Large12-16 years

3 known genetic risks

Ragdoll

Large12-17 years

3 known genetic risks

Russian Blue

Medium15-20 years

3 known genetic risks

Scottish Fold

Medium11-14 years

3 known genetic risks

Siamese

Medium12-20 years

4 known genetic risks

Sphynx

Medium12-15 years

4 known genetic risks

Tonkinese

Medium12-16 years

4 known genetic risks

See all 46 cat breeds
Abyssinian
American Bobtail
American Curl
American Shorthair
Balinese
Bengal
Birman
Bombay
British Longhair
British Shorthair
Burmese
Burmilla
Chartreux
Cornish Rex
Devon Rex
Egyptian Mau
Exotic Shorthair
Havana Brown
Himalayan
Japanese Bobtail
Korat
LaPerm
Maine Coon
Manx
Mixed Breed
Munchkin
Nebelung
Norwegian Forest Cat
Ocicat
Oriental Shorthair
Persian
Peterbald
Ragamuffin
Ragdoll
Russian Blue
Scottish Fold
Selkirk Rex
Siamese
Siberian
Singapura
Snowshoe
Somali
Sphynx
Tonkinese
Turkish Angora
Turkish Van

Highlighted breeds have detailed health guides. Others coming soon.

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