Skin disease in dogs

Measured in 105 breeds across 9 sources. Figures are grouped by how they were measured, because those groups are not comparable with one another.

36.3%Highest recorded
105Breeds measured
$388Typical treatment cost

1-year clinical

Share of dogs recorded with the condition in a single year of veterinary records.

Not a lifetime risk. A dog that develops this at age 9 is not counted in a year it was not diagnosed.

  • Labrador Retriever

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Golden Retriever

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • German Shepherd

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Dachshund

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Poodle

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Beagle

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • German Shorthaired Pointer

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Cane Corso

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Yorkshire Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Australian Shepherd

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Doberman Pinscher

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Pembroke Welsh Corgi

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Miniature Schnauzer

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Boxer

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Pomeranian

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Bernese Mountain Dog

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Shih Tzu

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Great Dane

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Boston Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical
Show the other 85 breeds

  • Chihuahua

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Havanese

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Border Collie

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • English Springer Spaniel

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Shetland Sheepdog

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Siberian Husky

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Brittany

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Belgian Malinois

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Cocker Spaniel

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Basset Hound

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • English Cocker Spaniel

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Vizsla

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Maltese

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Pug

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Collie

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Mastiff

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Rhodesian Ridgeback

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Papillon

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Portuguese Water Dog

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Shiba Inu

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • West Highland White Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Newfoundland

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Australian Cattle Dog

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Whippet

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Bichon Frise

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Dalmatian

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Giant Schnauzer

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Italian Greyhound

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Weimaraner

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Samoyed

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Scottish Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Bloodhound

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Staffordshire Bull Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Akita

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Saint Bernard

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Great Pyrenees

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Miniature Pinscher

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Cairn Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Airedale Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Chinese Crested

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Irish Setter

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Irish Wolfhound

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Bullmastiff

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Chinese Shar-Pei

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Alaskan Malamute

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Brussels Griffon

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Lhasa Apso

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Keeshond

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Bull Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Old English Sheepdog

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • English Setter

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Pekingese

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Border Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Basenji

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Standard Schnauzer

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Chow Chow

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Dogue de Bordeaux

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Leonberger

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Flat-Coated Retriever

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Borzoi

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Japanese Chin

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Gordon Setter

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Wire Fox Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Welsh Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Afghan Hound

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Tibetan Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Parson Russell Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Norfolk Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Norwegian Elkhound

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Saluki

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Bearded Collie

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Welsh Springer Spaniel

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Greyhound

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Scottish Deerhound

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Lakeland Terrier

    all-dog baseline VetCompass 2014, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs, all breeds

    36.3% 33.9% to 38.6% $388 typical

  • Bulldog

    clinical or cohort VetCompass Bulldog 2019, 2013 n = 463

    1,621 Bulldogs under UK primary veterinary care

    28.6% 26.4% to 30.8%

  • West Highland White Terrier

    clinical or cohort VetCompass Westie 2019, 2016

    6,605 West Highland White Terriers under UK primary veterinary care

    22.7% 20.9% to 24.6%

  • Chinese Shar-Pei

    clinical or cohort VetCompass Shar Pei 2023, 2013 n = 1,913

    1,913 Shar Pei under UK primary veterinary care

    21% 19.2% to 22.8%

  • French Bulldog

    clinical or cohort VetCompass 2018, 2016

    UK primary-care dogs of this breed

    17.9% 16.3% to 19.6% $388 typical

  • Boxer

    clinical or cohort VetCompass Boxer 2023, 2016 n = 571

    3,219 Boxers under UK primary veterinary care

    17.7%

  • Shih Tzu

    clinical or cohort VetCompass Shih Tzu 2024, 2016 n = 402

    2,423 Shih Tzus under UK primary veterinary care

    16.6% 15.2% to 18.1%

  • German Shepherd

    clinical or cohort VetCompass GSD 2017, 2013 n = 232

    1,660 German Shepherd Dogs under UK primary veterinary care

    14% 12.3% to 15.7%

  • Rottweiler

    clinical or cohort VetCompass Rottweiler 2017, 2013

    UK primary-care dogs of this breed

    11% 9.7% to 12.3% $388 typical

Where these figures come from

  • VetCompass 2014 Grade A

    O'Neill DG, Church DB, McGreevy PD, Thomson PC, Brodbelt DC. Prevalence of disorders recorded in dogs attending primary-care veterinary practices in England. PLOS ONE. 2014;9(3):e90501.

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  • VetCompass Bulldog 2019 Grade A

    O'Neill DG, Skipper AM, Kadhim J, Church DB, Brodbelt DC, Packer RMA. Disorders of Bulldogs under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2013. PLOS ONE. 2019;14(6):e0217928.

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  • VetCompass Westie 2019 Grade A

    O'Neill DG, Ballantyne ZF, Hendricks A, Church DB, Brodbelt DC, Pegram C. West Highland White Terriers under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2016: demography, mortality and disorders. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology. 2019;6:7.

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  • VetCompass Shar Pei 2023 Grade A

    Is it now time to iron out the wrinkles? Health of Shar Pei dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK. Canine Medicine and Genetics. 2023.

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  • VetCompass 2018 Grade A

    O'Neill DG, Baral L, Church DB, Brodbelt DC, Packer RMA. Demography and disorders of the French Bulldog population under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2013. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology. 2018;5:3.

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  • VetCompass Boxer 2023 Grade A

    O'Neill DG, Skipper AM, Barrett K, Church DB, Packer RMA, Brodbelt DC. Demography, common disorders and mortality of Boxer dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK. Canine Medicine and Genetics. 2023;10:4.

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  • VetCompass Shih Tzu 2024 Grade A

    Dale F, Brodbelt DC, West G, Church DB, Lee YH, O'Neill DG. Demography, common disorders and mortality of Shih Tzu dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK. Companion Animal Health and Genetics. 2024.

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  • VetCompass GSD 2017 Grade A

    O'Neill DG, Coulson NR, Church DB, Brodbelt DC. Demography and disorders of German Shepherd Dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology. 2017;4:7.

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  • VetCompass Rottweiler 2017 Grade A

    O'Neill DG, Seah WY, Church DB, Brodbelt DC. Rottweilers under primary veterinary care in the UK: demography, mortality and disorders. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology. 2017;4:13.

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