Same here I get the whole litter checked at approximately eight weeks as part of my assessment as to whether to keep or sell Common sense tells me that if you breed folds to folds the possibility is that you will get increased numbers of folds which could be geographic clusters
Annette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Farrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 5:46 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] was Tri colors now health in colors > On Fri, 18 Oct 2002 11:39:55 EDT, Susan Shidler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >I check for everything, including eyes at 6-8 wks. If there is RD present, > >then I know for sure at that young age that this is not a potential sire or > >dam and will be placed in a pet home. > > I, too, have eyes checked on all puppies in the litter at about 8 weeks of > age. Retinal folds that are present at that age can "disappear" later, so > even though those folds are "breeder option", I like to know what I'm > dealing with, whether the dog is used later for breeding or is never bred. > I've had pups with minor folds and I've had pups with geographic retinal > dysplasia, but I've never had one with detached retinas and hope to never > produce one. > > Take care, Jackie > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:LISTSERV@;APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:LISTSERV@;APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM?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. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:LISTSERV@;APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:LISTSERV@;APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM?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.
