Hi Laura, The board certified ophthalmologist that I use suggests testing eyes at 8 or 9 weeks because they are born with folds, they do not 'develop' them. The problem with waiting until later to check is them is that over time the folds may smooth out as the eye grows and become invisible (like wrinkles on a shirt that flatten out when you iron them). At this point in time, breeding with folds is at the breeder's discretion, geographic retinal dysplasia is considered to be unbreedable. So, there you have my ophthalmologist's take on this.
All the best, Susan V. [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Hi Laura, > >Yes, I've also heard that the dog is born with geographic retinal >dysplasia and that's why I have all my pups checked at 8 weeks of >age or before they go to their new homes. > >Take care, Jackie > _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.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.
