Out of the 29 Mastini I have had here's my breakdown on causes of death : 2 DCM , 1 Distemper & 1 Pravo BOTH pups under 14 weeks, 1 Bloat , 1 Stomach Cancer 8/ 12 yrs old , 1 massive Staff Infection caused by DEMO & 1 was poisoned....The other 21 lived to be 8-12 1/2 yrs old...Not too bad ..... John Ketchum
My top five are: 1. Immune system disorders (where thing slike demo come from) 2. Eye issues, such as entropin and excessive dry eye. I do not consider cherry eye a problem as it is so common and easliy repairable. 3. DCM as it sometimes does not rear its ugly head until well into maturity 4. Bloat intestinal problems, I have only ever had 1 dog bloat that I was able to save on my own. 5. dysplasia and genteic disorders. Come to think of it, I would like to move my 5th choice to number one as many of the problems and issues you see are genetic based. Immune system, eyes, heart, stomache.....hell everything!! Nicole Strauss Aspen Exotics Neapolitan Mastiffs