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What are some medical conditions that would also make nice dog names?


  1. Melena - sounds like a pleasant combination of "Melissa" and "Elena", but actually refers to poop that is colored black because of half-digested blood.
    — ZelmaDRice

  2. Ricket would be a great name for an old basset hound.
    — DapperSquiggleton

  3. Lupus, although if you met Dr House he would tell you that's not Lupus
    — DavosLostFingers



  4. Measles
    — neubs

  5. Zika.
    — Ethan2s

  6. Barkinson's.
    — frxyz



  7. Munchausen
    — WombatBeans

  8. Pox, great for any small dog.
    — TeamRamRod8

  9. E. Collie
    — jurassicbond



  10. And this is my Irish Setter, Rosacea.
    — DarthRusty

  11. Addison, an adrenal insufficiency disease. (Addison's disease)
    — Tmaffa

  12. Parvo sounds more like a dog name than a dog disease tbh
    — smuffleupagus



  13. Jaundice. The yellow dog.
    — YepThatLooksInfected

  14. Palsy
    — LP-06