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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...
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