Relative to other purebred dogs, basset hounds are a healthy breed. However, they have a genetic predisposition to a number of disorders that one should be aware of, both as breeders and as owners of bassets. The following articles and links are of particular medical interest to basset hound fanciers.

Medical Disorders in the Basset Hound

Glaucoma in the Basset Hound (by John S. Sleasman, DVM)

Basset Hounds Shouldn't Bleed (by Carolyn Young)

Hereditary Basset Hound Thrombopathy . . . 25 Years Later (by James L. Catalfamo Ph.D and Marjory B. Brooks D.V.M.)

Veterinary Information
on the Web

Ken Boschert's NetVet: the best veterinary site on the web

Cindy Tittle Moore's Health Care Issues FAQ

Purdue University's Bloat Information

Canine Epilepsy Information Resources

Michael Zigler's Veterinary Ophthalmology Information Centre

Washington State University's information on intervertebral disk disease

The Dachshund Club of America's pamphlet on canine intervertebral disk disease

AltVetMed Homepage: alternative and holistic veterinary medicine.

Odie's Year with Cancer: a journal of one basset's struggle against canine lymphoma.

Last updated July 8, 2001