Editing Siberian Husky (section)

==Health==
A 2024 UK study found a life expectancy of 11.9 years for the breed compared to an average of 12.7 for purebreeds and 12 for [[Mongrel|crossbreeds]].<ref>{{cite journal | last1=McMillan | first1=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=531| pmid=38302530 | pmc=10834484 | bibcode=2024NatSR..14..531M }}</ref> Health issues in the breed are mainly genetic, such as seizures and defects of the eye ([[cataract|juvenile cataract]]s, [[Corneal dystrophies in dogs|corneal dystrophy]], [[canine glaucoma]] and [[progressive retinal atrophy]]) and congenital laryngeal paralysis.<ref>{{cite conference |url=http://secure.aahanet.org/eweb/images/AAHAnet/phoenix2009proceedings/pdfs/01_scientific/097_LARYNGEAL%20PARALYSIS%20SUR.pdf |title=Larageal paralysis |author=Monnet, Eric |year=2009 |publisher=American Animal Hospital Association |conference=AAHA/OVMA Toronto 2011. March 24–27, 2011. Toronto, Canada |book-title=AAHA/OVMA Toronto 2011 Proceedings |pages=443–445 |access-date=October 15, 2012 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025708/http://secure.aahanet.org/eweb/images/AAHAnet/phoenix2009proceedings/pdfs/01_scientific/097_LARYNGEAL%20PARALYSIS%20SUR.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Hip dysplasia (canine)|Hip dysplasia]] is not often found in this breed; however, as with many medium or larger-sized canines, it can occur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shca.org/shcahp4d.htm|title=Your Siberian Husky: Its Hips and Its Eyes|publisher=Siberian Husky Club of America|access-date=September 15, 2009|archive-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218070124/http://www.shca.org/shcahp4d.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Orthopedic Foundation for Animals]] currently has the Siberian Husky ranked 155th out of a possible 160 breeds at risk for hip dysplasia, with only two percent of tested Siberian Huskies showing dysplasia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://offa.org/hipstatbreed.html |title=OFA: Hip Dysplasia Statistics |publisher=Offa.org |access-date=February 2, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080822014409/http://www.offa.org/hipstatbreed.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = August 22, 2008}}</ref>

Siberian Huskies used for sled racing may also be prone to other ailments, such as [[List of dog diseases#Gastrointestinal diseases|gastric disease]],<ref>{{cite journal|title=Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine – Journal Information |journal=Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine |year=2003 |volume=17 |issue=3 |pages=311–314 |publisher=Jvetintmed.org |doi=10.1892/0891-6640(2003)017<0311:POGLIR>2.3.CO;2 |last1=Davis |first1=M. S. |last2=Willard |first2=M. D. |last3=Nelson |first3=S. L. |last4=Mandsager |first4=R. E. |last5=McKiernan |first5=B. S. |last6=Mansell |first6=J. K. |last7=Lehenbauer |first7=T. W. |doi-access= }}</ref> [[bronchitis]] or bronchopulmonary ailments ("ski asthma"),<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/full/166/6/878?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=iditarod&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT |title=Racing Alaskan Sled Dogs as a Model of "Ski Asthma" – Davis et al. 166 (6): 878 – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine |year=2002 |doi=10.1164/rccm.200112-142BC |publisher=Ajrccm.atsjournals.org |pmid=12231501 |access-date=February 2, 2009 |last1=Davis |first1=M. S. |last2=McKiernan |first2=B. |last3=McCullough |first3=S. |last4=Nelson Jr |first4=S. |last5=Mandsager |first5=R. E. |last6=Willard |first6=M. |last7=Dorsey |first7=K. |journal=American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine |volume=166 |issue=6 |pages=878–882 |s2cid=34948487 |archive-date=September 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929095314/http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/full/166/6/878?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=iditarod&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[gastric erosion]]s or [[Peptic ulcer|ulcerations]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine – Journal Information |journal=Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine |year=2005 |volume=19 |issue=1 |pages=34–39 |publisher=Jvetintmed.org |doi=10.1892/0891-6640(2005)19<34:SSEIIP>2.0.CO;2 |issn=0891-6640 |last1=Davis |first1=Michael S. |last2=Willard |first2=Michael D. |last3=Williamson |first3=Katherine K. |last4=Steiner |first4=Jörg M. |last5=Williams |first5=David A. |pmid=15715045 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

The Siberian Husky is one of the more commonly affected breeds for [[Progressive retinal atrophy|X-linked progressive retinal atrophy]]. The condition is caused by a mutation in the [[RPGR]] gene in the breed.<ref>{{cite book |author1-first=James A.C. |author1-last=Oliver |author2-first=Cathryn S. |author2-last=Mellersh | editor1-first=Barbara | editor1-last=Cooper | editor2-first=Elizabeth |editor2-last=Mullineaux |editor3-first=Lynn | editor3-last=Turner |title=BSAVA Textbook of Veterinary Nursing |date=2020 |publisher=British Small Animal Veterinary Association |isbn=978-1-910-44339-2 |edition=Sixth|chapter=Genetics| page=131}}</ref>

Modern Siberian Huskies registered in the US are almost entirely the descendants of the 1930 Siberia imports and of [[Leonhard Seppala]]'s dogs, particularly [[Togo (dog)|Togo]].<ref name="SalisburySalisbury2005">{{cite book|author1=Gay Salisbury|author2=Laney Salisbury|title=The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JsOWKVnhSiAC&pg=PA252|date=17 February 2005|publisher=W. W. Norton|isbn=978-0-393-07621-9|page=252}}</ref> The limited number of registered foundational dogs has led to some discussion about their vulnerability to the [[founder effect]].<ref name="GoodmanHeath2003">{{cite book|author1=Alan H. Goodman|author2=Deborah Heath|author3=M. Susan Lindee|title=Genetic Nature/culture: Anthropology and Science Beyond the Two-culture Divide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pQ1HZpXrqSMC&pg=PA128|year=2003|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-23793-3|page=128}}</ref>