Sentences with phrase «clear eye exams»

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.

Although the typical age of diagnosis is 4 to 6 years, a dog can not be considered free of prcd - PRA until at least 8 years of age with a clear eye exam.

Not exact matches

Vet checked already with complete wellness exam, heart cleared, knees, eyes, ears, kennel cough nasal vaccine given, puppy Parvo / Distemper vaccine, etc..

If a dog out of clear - tested parents is diagnosed with PRA, the best thing to do is submit a DNA sample from the dog to Optigen along with a copy of the eye exam and copies of the parent's PRA certificates.

Because the DNA test is so specific and only tests for one type of the disease, breeding animals still need an annual eye exam, even if they are DNA tested clear

You can hold off breeding and get a few annual eye exams done first, then select mates that don't carry the mutation in hopes of producing clear offspring of good quality to replace the dog with the mutation.

Some will go so far as to obtain falsified «clear» eye exam documents by presenting unaffected animals of the same sex and color to an unwitting examiner.

Failure to do annual eye exams through at least 10 years of age, or assuming that any retinal defect found can't be inherited because the dog or its parents have cleared the prcd test has the potential to result in increased frequency of those other and presently rare forms of retinal disease because breeders are makng mating choices based on false assumptions.

While PPSC can be readily detected on a standard eye exam, unfortunately the eye exam can not determine whether or not the «clear» dog will develop this condition.

The dog has a Normal Companion Animal Eye Registry (CAER) Exam performed annually, clearing the dog of hereditary eye problems by a board certified ophthalmologist.

About 2 months ago, I noticed on my male 3 yr old Siberian husky his left eye pupil was very dialated, two days later it started to bulge and cloud over, I rushed him to the vet, they checked the eye and prescribed ointment, it took care of the cloudiness, but did nothing for the bulging or the enlarged pupil, last weekend I noticed redness or blood in his eye, within a day that cleared, then came back with a vengeance, blood took over the whole eye, rushed him again to vet, they said they couldn't give him a proper examination due to his eye being completely filled with blood, there was no charge, but said it was definitely not trauma and he is too young to be cancer, but there are exceptions to everything, no prescriptions or ointments, said they would do very little and in most cases these symptoms clear on their own, they said to wait and watch, any change, for better or worse to bring him back, if there is discharge and seems to be healing then they can do a proper exam, if there is more bulging then they'll have to stick a needle in the eye to drain it.

All of our dogs are cleared of hip and elbow dysplasia, have puppy and annual adult eye exams (by a certified canine ophthalmologist) and are tested for carrier status of EIC and CNM.