E like me ka Great Dane, loaʻa mua kēia ʻīlio i ka dysplasia hip a me ka maʻi maʻi iwi. ʻO kēia ma muli o ka nui o kēia mau ʻīlio, hiki ke alakaʻi i nā pilikia olakino a me nā mea i makemake ʻole ʻia. Ma waho aʻe o kahi predisposition genetic, hiki i ke kaumaha kino nui a me ka ʻai maikaʻi ʻole ke kumu no kēia mau maʻi. No laila, pono e ulu mālie nā ʻīlio St. Bernard a ʻaʻole e hoʻokūkū nui ʻia i ke kakahiaka nui.
ʻAʻole ʻōlelo ʻia ka piʻi ʻana i nā alapiʻi no kēia ʻīlio - ʻaʻole ma ke ʻano he ʻīlio a ma ke ʻano he kanaka makua. E noʻonoʻo i ke olakino o kāu hoa ʻehā wāwae a kiʻi i ka nānā ʻana i ka vet, hiki iā ia ke ola a hiki i 8 a 10 mau makahiki.
Ma lalo ʻoe e ʻike ai i nā peʻa ʻīlio St. Bernard maikaʻi loa 10: