Theo got his Companion Dog title! - Page 2

CONGRATULATIONS!
It is not always easy, thats when it feels even "better"!!!
My best wishes to you & your dog!
Robin

Thank you everyone!!!!

Theo and his half sister Sam got their eyes checked today at the show, (they were having an eye clinic)

There are SOOOOOOOOOO many problems that a dog can have with it's eyes, it would be nice if everyone had their
dogs eyes checked out.
   Sam's eye's are clear & normal, Theo's eye's are normal>but the Dr. said he had :
 
                                      dystrophy-epithelial/stromal

Defined term:
With epithelial/stromal dystrophy, there are whitish crystalline lipid deposits, typically cholesterol, in the superficial layers of the cornea. This is thought to result from a disorder of normal lipid metabolism in the cornea. These deposits usually do not cause problems. You may notice a white to grey opacity in 1 or both of your dog's eyes.

Here's a list of other dogs affected by it:

epithelial/stromal dystrophy: Airedale, Afghan hound, American cocker spaniel, Basenji, beagle, bearded collie, Bichon frise, Briard, Cavalier King Charles spaniel, dachshund, English springer spaniel, German shepherd, golden retriever, Irish wolfhound, Labrador retriever, miniature pinscher, Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever, rough collie, Samoyed, Siberian husky, Vizsla

I have never heard of that, and I had noticed that Theo had a very small dot on his cornea, the vet said it is very common in GSD's, and I googled it & it is in about 10 other breeds,

  I am so glad I had my dogs eyes checked, I will do all my dogs next clinic that comes up!

Off to training for Theo's CDX!!!!

         Paula

Congratulations Paula!  Good luck on the CDX!

Congratulations       and give him    big treat tonight.

YR

Thank you Red Sable & YR

We get to go to OB class tonight & brag!

Congratulation to you and Theo!  Thanls for the tip about the eyes. What do you do about Theo's condition? What effect will it have?

Congrats..  Job well done, both of you.. 

Sorry about his eyes,  I would love to hear more..  My neighbors are having some issues with their Schnauzer.  Sorta sounds like the same thing..

KIM

www.justk9s.com

Actually, Dr. Ruth Marion DVM DACVO said it will not lead to anything, it will never interfer with his vision, it is not  painful.

There is another condition that is almost spelled the same way but is totally different & will cause ulcers on the cornea,
that one sounded real bad, and could cause blindness.

She diagnosed Theo having normal eyes, she did say though, if I did breed him, make sure the bitch doesn't have the
same thing, which of course makes sense.

His half-sister Sam has normal eyes at 6 years of age.

I only noticed Theo had a problem when I noticed a very small spot in each eye near the bottom part,  that was a silver-gray color, the spot is so small, you would have to be very close staring into your dogs eyes in a bright room, I noticed it while we were training.

 I'm happy his eyes are normal, the big thing that they check for on dogs is Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA)  you don't want that showing up in your lines, that leads to blindness.

But like I said, there are soooo many things that can go wrong with their eyes, These are all the terms they check for in the eyes:

Mind you, they check both the right and left eye respectfully:

Globe, Eyelids,Third Eyelid, Cornea, Uvea, Lens, Vitreous, and Fundus, then there's a spot for other unlisted conditions!

         Thanks again to everyone, Theo & I will be working towards our CDX!

                                              Paula

 

A big well done to you and Theo    and good luck for his cdx
Rosie