British Veterinary Association - BVA

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• Referral from October 21, 2014
  

  Samantha-Louise C. asked:

  Looking for an eye clinic or testing in or as near as possible to Brighton for a bitch owned in partnership, Any ideas please?! Or if anyone knows of shows local with clinics running, Thanks

  

  Sheila H. replied:

  list of sessions on here: http://www.bva.co.uk/Canine-Health-Schemes/Eye-scheme/

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• Referral from October 7, 2014
  

  Kate B. asked:

  Finding it really difficult to find a gonioscopy eye clinic anytime soon and in the general north east area! Please help!

  

  Sian J. replied:

  Have a look here about half way down the page http://www.bva.co.uk/Canine-Health-Schemes/Eye-scheme/ we have to travel nearly 250 mile round trip for our eye tests, if no show doing testing.

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• Referral from August 23, 2014
  

  Lisa P. asked:

  Are there any eye testing clinics around North Lincolnshire in the next week please ?

  

  Stephanie P. replied:

  In Shelties, the two main concerns are Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA) and Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA). Potential breeding puppies should be evaluated for CEA when the dog is 7 weeks old before puppies are homed. The presence of CEA can be detected when a Sheltie is 5-7 weeks old, but may become impossible to detect when the dog is older or they are a go normal. "Lesions of CH can be seen at 5 to 7 weeks of age but later can become masked by the development of pigment in the back of the eye as the dog ages. These cases are called "go-normals." It is because of these cases that it is important to examine puppies at a young age. Even though these dogs may appear normal as adults, they still are carrying the gene for collie-eye. " PRA is a progressive disease, so breeding dogs should be examined annually throughout their lives for the presence of this disease or even for status of the lines.http://www.bva.co.uk/Canine-Health-Schemes/Eye-scheme/

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