 Cataracts
Thank you. I fully appreciate your concerns over the genetic nature of cataracts. It is impressive that you take such actions and precautions with your dogs. How sad that your male developed cataracts at nearly six years old, and that it involved you in so much anguish contacting all litter owners etc.
Unfortunately my dog was a rescue with unknown origins and thus I could not warn or inform anyone of the early onset cataract. When we adopted him he was a very healthy dog until a few months later the cataract appeared on one eye. We were very dismayed and shocked. He is now four years old, and still has eye drops! It seems from some posters here that cataracts are not always detected early enough by regular vets and perhaps they should be more aware that very young dogs can get this genetic disease.
You make a very important point that it is essential that breeders are quickly informed of any possibly genetic defects in their pups, even after the health guarantee period is over.
The breeder's life is not an easy one! |