This data was compiled over a ten year period with the ending date of July 18, 2000. The cases come from 26 member University Veterinary Teaching Hospitals.
Frequency of diagnoses - Total Schnauzer, Miniature 7415 OBS Diag Freq 1 Calculus Bladder 438 2 Heart Murmur 399 3 Healthy Animal 327 4 Diabetes Mellitus 300 5 Acquired Insufficiency Mitral Valve 290 6 Undiagnosed Disease 276 7 Pancreatitis 257 8 Adrenal Cortical Hyperfunction 255 9 Cataract due to unknown 255 10 Calculus Teeth 227 11 Urinary Infection 220 12 Periodontal Disease 200 13 Vomit Emesis due to unknown 195 14 Kidney failure due to unknown 187 15 Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca 176 16 Allergy Dermatitis 173 17 Death Due to Euthanasia 159 18 Disease Liver due to unknown 152 19 Lens Induced Uveitis 152 20 Dermatitis due to flea bite allergy 146 21 Hepatomegaly NOS 146 22 Sinus Arrhthmia due to unknown (sick sinus syndrome) 144 23 Diarrhea NOS 131 24 Immature Cataract 131 25 Incipient Cataract 131 26 Hyperlipemia 124 27 Proteinuria 123 28 Focal Epileptic Seizures 121 29 Otitis Externa due to unknown 119 30 Diabetic Cataract 115 31 Calculus Kidney 113 32 Obesity 108 33 No diagnosis made, lab or medicine only 107 34 Pyoderma Skin Trunk 100 35 Pruritius 99 36 Healing surgical wound 98 37 Congenital Portal Caval Shunt 94 38 Degenerative Retina due to unknown 94 39 Hypermature Cataract 90 40 Anemia 89 41 Mature Cataract 88 42 Dermatitis due to bacterial 86 43 Cystitis 86 44 Sudden Acquired Retinal Degenerative 85 45 Endophthalmitis Uveitis due to unknown 81 46 Cushings disease due to unknown 79 47 Amaurosis due to unknown 78 48 Ulcer Cornea due to unknown 78 49 Colitis 75 50 Heart Failure 75 51 Lame weak hindlimb idiopathic 73 52 Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia IgM 73 53 Schnauzer Comedone Syndrome 72 54 Gingivitis 72 55 Food Allergy 71 56 Endophthalmitis Uveitis 69 57 Nuclear Sclerosis 69 58 Idiopathic Epilepsy 64 59 Allergy 62 60 Calculus Urethra 62 61 Enlargement Prostate 61 62 Dermatitis due to inhalation foreign protein 60 63 Anorexia 60 64 Polydipsia 60 65 Polyuria 60 66 Hypothyroid due to unknown 59 67 Acquired Insufficiency Tricuspid Valve 58 68 Gastroenteritis due to unknown 57 69 Conjunctivitis due to unknown 56 70 Dermatitis 55 71 Azotemia 55 72 Fibrocartilaginous Emboli Spinal Cord 55 73 Flea infection 53 74 Urinary infection due to Escherichia coli 53 75 Folliculitis 52 76 Distichia Distichiasis (Trichiasis) 51 77 Pulmonary Edema 51 78 Progressive Retinal Atrophy 51 79 Vestibular Disease due to unknown 51 80 Splenomegaly NOS 50 81 Pyelonephritis 49 82 Lethargic 48 83 Hematuria 48 84 Sinus Bradycardia due to unknown 47 85 Thrombocytopenia 46 86 Mitral Endocardiosis 44 87 Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia 44 88 Hepatopathy due to Steriod 44 89 Liver disease due to Steriod 44 90 Glaucoma NOS 43 91 Ataxia 42 92 Glomerulonephritis 42 93 Detached Retina due to unknown 42 94 Hypercholesterolemia 41 95 Seborrheic Dermatitis 41 96 Alpecia NOS 41 97 Rupture Anterior Cruciate Ligament 40 98 Cardiomegaly 39 99 Hepatitis due to unknown 39 100 Enlargement Liver 38