Yorkshire Terriers are generally healthy dogs, and responsible breeders screen their stock for health conditions such
as eye anomalies and luxating patella, a dislocated kneecap once called a «trick knee» in humans.
Not exact matches
More commonly, deformational plagiocephaly occurs postnatally and is associated with congenital torticollis, vertebral
anomalies, neurologic impairment, or forced sleeping position.3 — 5 Few reports document any late effects of deformational plagiocephaly other than potential cosmetic concerns and the potential for strabismus, especially involving vertical
eye movements.6,, 7 Plagiocephaly may be morphometrically evident in
as many
as 14 % of adults, but it is rarely recognized.8
Scientists should start analyzing survey data
as soon
as it is submitted, he says, with a sharp
eye for
anomalies.
An AVCO (American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists) Certified diplomate should examine the
eyes of all breeding stock less than one year before breeding
as well
as puppies between the age of 6 and 9 weeks (at which time certain
anomalies can be identified which do not appear again for several years).
Shelties can be affected by a group of related
eye problems known
as «collie
eye anomaly.»
As an individual breeder, if you are considering importing a dog you should only do so if it has had its hips and elbows cleared, has had a clear
eye exam within the past year, a thyroid panel, Pelger - Huet
Anomaly screen, and has been DNA tested for MDR1, cataracts, CEA, the PRCD form of PRA, degenerative myelopathy, and cobalamin malabsorbtion.
Only a veterinarian should attend to and treat serious canine
eye problems, such
as infections, traumas,
anomalies, tumors etc..
Responsible breeders screen their stock for health conditions such
as seasonal allergies,
eye anomalies, heart disease, cancer,
eye and hip dysplasia, von Willebrand's disease, degenerative myelopathy, and epilepsy.
An examination by your Veterinarian checking for corneal ulceration, high pressure in the
eye as well
as internal structural
anomalies will help determine a diagnosis.
Genetic disease modifiers that influence the severity of the disease phenotype also exist for other canine genetic disorders, such
as Collie
eye anomaly [41].
Eagle -
eyed readers may notice a problem towards the end of the record,
as tamino did: the April 2010 BEST
anomaly is -1.04 °C, which represents a sharp cooling of 1.9 °C from the previous month, and is followed by a 2.1 °C warming the following month (Figure 2).