Folds and geographic dysplasia do not cause symptoms. The dogs don't squint, or tear from these genetically transmitted diseases, nor is a regular vet equipped to diagnose them. If the retinal dysplasia is bad enough, the dog may have a blind spot, but it's pretty hard to diagnose that since you can't have them read a chart. Myra Savant
>From: Leanne Bertani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] group think >Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 22:46:23 -0500 > >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. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ========================================================= "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.
