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Familial Shar-Pei Fever:
This is an episodic fever condition which is found in the breed. It is unkown at present what causes this condition, but it is devastating to have this diagnosed. It is a condition that can and does linger for many, many months, but most importantly is uncurable at this time.
The disease exhibits itself in bouts of fever and loss of appetite. The fever goes, at times, to 105 degrees and lasts from a few minutes to several hours, or days in severe cases. A general listlessness in the animal and hesitance to move about or eat. These episodes can space themselves from a few days in the final stages of the disease to many months, and in some instances over a year.
Difficult to diagnose, there is a drug that seems to help to reduce the severity and frequency of the episodes of fever.
Swollen Hock Syndrome:
This condition is one of a swelling in the hocks. It is often accompanied by a localized heating of the hock joint making it feel quite warm to the touch. This condition is painfull causing the animal not to want to move about, and often accompanies FSF.
Amyloidosis:
Most insidious of the conditions found in this breed is a gradual killer, that is often undiagnosed until in its final stages. This disease is one that destroys the kidneys and can only positively be identified in a post mortum necropsy. This final insult to the animals system is believed at this time by many to be hereitery and passed from one generation to the next through the breedings.
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