Auto-Immune Disease
 
 
There are over 40 known diseases which are auto-immune based and a number have been reported in Tollers including (but not limited to): systemic lupus erythematosis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, immune-mediated inflammatory bowel disease, immune-mediated poly-arthritis, Addison's Disease, auto-immune mediated vasculitis, immune-mediated thrombocytepia.

Although quite technical, the following link provides understandable information on how the immune system works and what are believed to be the four main causative factors of auto-immune disease.

http://www.critterchat.net/immune.htm

Auto-immune Hemolytic Anemia
http://www.cloudnet.com/~jdickson

Addisons Disease (Hypoadrenocorticism)

Hypothyroidism
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/thyroid.html

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1597&articleid=449

Pemphigus
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/autoimmn.html#Skin

Immune-Mediated Polyarthritis

Systemic Lupus Erythemotosis (SLE)
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/autoimmn.html#SLE