----- Original Message ----- From: "Leanne Bertani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] eyes
> My information comes from Cynthia Wheeler, > Leanne OK, now I am confused! My Dr. is also Cynthia Wheeler and saw three, eight week old puppies just last weekend. She as seen ALL my puppies between 7 - 9 weeks except for one litter. With that litter, I wasn't able to get my puppies to the clinic until they were just over ten weeks. During that exam she said she had a hard time see what was going on with one of the puppies and wanted to see him again at six months. ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? Susan Susan K Platt Claymoore Cavaliers Grand Blanc, MI 810 695-8979 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.usol.com/~claymoore ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leanne Bertani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] eyes > My information comes from Cynthia Wheeler, breed review coordinator for the > book published by the Genetics Committee of the American College of > Veterinary Ophthalmologists, "Ocular Disorders Presumed to be Inherited in > Purebred Dogs". I quote: "I find before 6 weeks (when the tapetum begins to > form) and > after 10 weeks to be the best time to evaluate. Between 6 and 10 weeks, the > tapetal coloring can make the rd lesions less visible." > > Also, from the CERF website: http://www.vmdb.org/dx.html > "Retinal dysplasia can be detected as early as 6-8 weeks on a CERF > examination. However, because the size of the eye is small and young puppies > are often wiggling during examination, a 6 month recheck is recommended in > order for the ophthalmologist to better see the back of the eye." > > I agree that the puppies need to be examined at least once before the folds > have a chance to heal, but I don't think that you can say for certain that > dogs examined at 6-10 weeks of age are free of retinal dysplasia. > > Leanne > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Susan K Platt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Now the Opthamologist I go to said that she like to see the puppies > BETWEEN > > six and ten weeks. She also said that many times if the puppies is seen > > after that, the folds (if they had them), could unfold and be > undetectable. > > Therefore, if the puppy is not tested early, you really don't know if you > > have a dog that is "normal" or not. So not only is the "bubble sheet" > > important but the age in which the puppy was tested. > > > > Susan > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Leanne Bertani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] eyes > > Folds are hard to see between six and 10 weeks of age, due to the coloring > > of the tapetum at that age; folds may easily be missed in young puppies. > > For this reason, it is recommended that puppies be examined again at six > > months of age. > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. > > ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
