Re: [pyrnet] scaredy Pyr???

["mklimek" <mklimek@telusplanet.net>]

Janice is absolutely right the biscuit eye test does not detect some of the
serious eye disorders in  the breed. Dogs with multifocial retinopathy will
follow the biscuit. Having the test animals live at my kennel they can all
follow a biscuit or a meaty bone. They use there other senses.The scaredy
Pyr may not have eye problems but again they may. One sure way to find out
is have the eyes checked. It is a lot cheaper than an x-ray( in my area )The
research project still needs bloods and an affected bitch to raise 1 litter.
For more details on this you can e-mail me privately.
Marie Klimek
mklimek@telusplanet.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Janice Swenson" <janices@austin.rr.com>
To: <pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: [pyrnet] scaredy Pyr???


> On 17 Dec 2000, at 7:25, Judith Stroh Miller wrote:
> > A long time breeder suggested
> > an easy preliminary eye test.  Stand about 3 feet in front of the dog
> > holding a dog biscuit and move the biscuit from side to side in front
> > of you and observe if the dog is tracking the biscuit with it's eyes.
>
> No offense but this isn't going to tell you anything unless the dog
> has some serious eye problems.  Most of the eye disorders that
> are in the breed are very subtle to see almost a normal dog that
> does some strange things.
>
> Sonny went in and did his part and saw an opthalmologist who did
> CERF this week and the biscuit stuff was done with him and he
> tracks to think his eyes are normal.  Intensive checking confirmed
> 2, possibly 3 eye disorders.  Multifocal retinopathy has affected his
> peripheral vision and we pretty much knew that and he also has
> PPM which is becoming reported more and more.  What this has
> done has set him up for possible cataracts which can see he has
> spots which may develop into cataracts but they aren't there yet.
>
> JMHO, when I look at my boy and the problems he has I think it's a
> damn shame what the breeders are doing that aren't checking are
> doing to this breed.  Sonny never deserved the problems he has.  I
> commend any that are checking.  Sonny also challenges anybody
> out there that are owners to have your pyr's eyes checked and
> contribute to the research that is going on in multifocal retinopathy.
>  He already has.  And if you don't check the eyes how are you
> going to know if they are normal or not especially if you have no
> CERF eye checks behind them.
>
>
> Janice, janices@austin.rr.com
> Lana & Linsey (newfs), Sonny (pyr)
> http://home.austin.rr.com/janices
> Hutto, TX
>
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