Article
A slowly progressive retinopathy in the Shetland Sheepdog.
Veterinary ophthalmology - 1 Jul 2011
Karlstam Lena, Hertil Eva, Zeiss Caroline, Ropstad Ernst Otto, Bjerkås Ellen, Dubielzig Richard R, Ekesten Björn
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To describe a slowly progressive retinopathy (SPR) in Shetland Sheepdogs. Animals Forty adult Shetlands Sheepdogs with ophthalmoscopic signs of SPR and six normal Shetland Sheepdogs were included in the study. PROCEDURE: Ophthalmic examination including slit-lamp biomicroscopy and ophthalmoscopy was performed in all dogs. Electroretinograms and obstacle course-test were performed in 13 affected and 6...
Topics
- Animals
- Case-Control Studies
- Dog Diseases
- Dogs
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Male
- Retinal Diseases
