Editing Gordon Setter (section)

==Health==
[[File:Gordon Setter.JPG|thumb|left|Gordon Setter running]]
A 2024 UK study found a life expectancy of 12.4 years for the breed compared to an average of 12.7 for purebreeds and 12 for [[Mongrel|crossbreeds]].<ref>{{cite journal | last=McMillan | first=Kirsten M. | last2=Bielby | first2=Jon | last3=Williams | first3=Carys L. | last4=Upjohn | first4=Melissa M. | last5=Casey | first5=Rachel A. | last6=Christley | first6=Robert M. | title=Longevity of companion dog breeds: those at risk from early death | journal=Scientific Reports | publisher=Springer Science and Business Media LLC | volume=14 | issue=1 | date=2024-02-01 | issn=2045-2322 | doi=10.1038/s41598-023-50458-w | page=| pmc=10834484 }}</ref>

Although not as prone to [[Hip dysplasia (canine)|hip dysplasia]] as many of the larger breeds, Gordons can suffer from the condition. Other health issues can include [[Hypothyroidism in dogs|hypothyroidism]], [[gastric torsion]] (bloat) and eye diseases such as [[progressive retinal atrophy]] (PRA), and [[cataracts]]. Life expectancy for the breed is generally about 10 to 15 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Individual Breed Results for Purebred Dog Health Survey|url=http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/570|access-date=2012-06-28|archive-date=2013-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813043548/http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/570|url-status=dead}}</ref>

At the beginning of 2009, a report was issued to all of the Breed Clubs in the UK concerning cases of late onset PRA in Gordon Setters.

On March 14, 2011, Animal Health Trust (AHT) made a DNA test available.<ref name="AHT">{{cite web|title=Progressive retinal atrophy in Gordon Setter|url=http://www.aht.org.uk/genetics_prarcd4.html|publisher=Animal Health Trust|access-date=April 16, 2011}}</ref>  The mutation is termed rcd4 (for rod-cone degeneration 4) to distinguish it from other, previously described forms of rod-cone degeneration. It is recessive, and 19 out of the 21 Gordons in their study who had clinical signs of PRA were [[homozygous]] for this mutation, indicating it is the major cause of PRA in the breed. As many as 50% of Gordon Setters may be carriers.<ref name="AHT" />
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