Editing Coonhound (section)

== Health ==
As a breed that is often used to hunt raccoons, coonhounds are susceptible to "Coonhound paralysis," or more accurately, acute canine idiopathic polyradiculoneuritis (ACIP). This condition is the often result of a dog coming into contact with a raccoon's saliva, typically through a scratch or bite, though some cases do not involve raccoons at all.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Engel |first=Danielle |date=19 June 2017 |title=Coonhound Paralysis Fortunately Rare |url=https://vetmed.illinois.edu/pet-health-columns/coonhound-paralysis-dogs/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=Veterinary Medicine at Illinois |language=en-US}}</ref> Despite the name, any breed of dog can contract the disease, but it is more commonly associated with coonhounds due to their use as raccoon hunting dogs. The disease is compared to [[Guillain–Barré syndrome|Guillain-Barre syndrome]] in humans, resulting in progressive atrophy to leg muscles, starting with the rear legs and moving forward, and in some cases impacting respiratory muscles.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Holmes |first=Dorothy F. |last2=Schultz |first2=Ronald D. |last3=Cummings |first3=John F. |last4=deLahunta |first4=Alexander |date=August 1979 |title=Experimental coonhound paralysis: Animal model of Guillain‐Barre syndrome |url=https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.29.8.1186 |journal=Neurology |volume=29 |issue=8 |pages=1186–1186 |doi=10.1212/WNL.29.8.1186 |issn=0028-3878|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

A study of 90,000 dog's patient records found coonhounds to be predisposed to [[atopy]]/[[allergic dermatitis]] with 8.33% of coonhounds having the condition compared to 1.08% for [[Mongrel|mixed-breeds]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bellumori |first=Thomas P. |last2=Famula |first2=Thomas R. |last3=Bannasch |first3=Danika L. |last4=Belanger |first4=Janelle M. |last5=Oberbauer |first5=Anita M. |date=2013-06-01 |title=Prevalence of inherited disorders among mixed-breed and purebred dogs: 27,254 cases (1995–2010) |url=https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/242/11/javma.242.11.1549.xml |journal=Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association |language=en |volume=242 |issue=11 |pages=1549–1555 |doi=10.2460/javma.242.11.1549}}</ref>