Editing Cairn Terrier (section)

== Health ==
A 2015 French study found a life expectancy of 13.42 years.<ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.11.008| title = Inbreeding impact on litter size and survival in selected canine breeds| journal = The Veterinary Journal| volume = 203| issue = 1| pages = 74–8| year = 2015| last1 = Leroy | first1 = G. G. | last2 = Phocas | first2 = F. | last3 = Hedan | first3 = B. | last4 = Verrier | first4 = E. | last5 = Rognon | first5 = X. | pmid=25475165| s2cid = 27631883| url = https://hal-univ-rennes1.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01122782/file/Inbreeding%20impact%20on%20litter%20size_accepted.pdf }} mean=12.23 ± 4.18 median=13.42</ref> A 2024 UK study found a life expectancy of 14 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>

Some of the more common hereditary health problems found in the Cairn are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cairnterrier.org/health/|title=Health Related Concerns|publisher=Cairn Terrier Club of America Inc.|access-date=12 May 2010|archive-date=7 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507211604/http://www.cairnterrier.org/health/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Breed predispositions to disease in dogs and cats|last=Alex.|first=Gough|date=2004|publisher=Blackwell Pub|others=Thomas, Alison, 1964–|isbn=978-1405107488|location=Oxford, UK|oclc=53231203}}</ref>
* Bronchoesophageal [[fistula]]
* [[Cataracts]]
* [[Corneal dystrophies in dogs|Corneal dystrophy]]
* [[Craniomandibular osteopathy]] (lion jaw)
* [[Diabetes mellitus]]
* [[Entropion]]
* [[Hip dysplasia (canine)|Hip dysplasia]]
* [[Hypothyroidism in dogs|Hypothyroidism]]
* [[Krabbe disease]] (globoid cell leukodystrophy)
* [[Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease]]
* [[Lens luxation]]
* [[Luxating patella]]
* [[Ocular melanosis]]
* [[Portosystemic shunt]]
* [[Progressive retinal atrophy]]
* [[Soft-tissue sarcoma]]
* [[Von Willebrand disease]]

The breed is predisposed to atopic dermatitis.<ref>{{cite book | last=Rhodes | first=Karen Helton | last2=Werner | first2=Alexander H. | title=Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion | publisher=Wiley-Blackwell | publication-place=Ames, Iowa | date=2011-01-25 | isbn=978-0-8138-1596-1 | page=94}}</ref>