Our canine ophthalmologist is also a homeopathic vet and she feels that the condition that is being diagnosed as retinal dysplasia in a dog who was clear when younger is instead a nutritional deficit. Not genetic in nature. Myra
>From: Susan Van Luchene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] geographic retinal dysplasia >Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 01:48:16 +0000 > >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. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.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.
