I am not challenging your assertion, but I am just curious as to how many dogs would have to be affected (percent?) before you would consider something to be serious enough to screen?
The 1999 cerf statistics on cavaliers list 113 (out of 1250) cavaliers with distichiasias, 74 with retinal dysplasia (not including the 148 with folds), and 124 with cataracts. So about 16% of cavaliers have either cataracts or retinal dysplasia. (from breeders who test eyes and therefore probably have a lower incidence, assuming they remove the ones with retinal dysplasia from their breeding programs) So my question for the list is: what percent of the population would have to have a potentially disabling problem before we should consider it to be worthy of screening? The question can work for any condition (hip dysplasia, etc). Anyone care to vote? Leanne ----- Original Message ----- > CERF does not list cavaliers as having serious hereditary eye problems but I would test if I saw > one of my dogs squinting or running into things or even weeping some, but so > far all is clear in the eye department here. Pat Ide ========================================================= "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 2002 by its original author.
