Worried mom. I found a tiny little white speck on each of Will's corneas back in January and asked our vet about them. He sent us to an eye vet who diagnosed Will with corneal dystrophy and ordered bloodwork to find out what type. After Will's bloodwork came back - all normal - the vet said it was genetic and we're going to try some eye drops for a while. The eye vet said it does NOT cause blindness and in most cases doesn't progress. My question is... if it's genetic, how are eye drops going to cure it? Will's breeder says it's the blue merle gene from his mother and not to be alarmed. None of the breeder's rough collies have the gene that causes collie eye anomaly. Either way, his vision doesn't seem to be affected, but I still worry.
@monikozi LOL! No, he didn't say that, but he wants to try one set of drops and if it has no effect, he wants to try another. The drops are very expensive too. Yeah, he was pouting at me for not letting him have his way. =)
Such a handsome boy. Sorry to hear about his eye condition. As proud Moms we always worry - Sugar has hip dysplasia and we are always watching to see if we can tell if it is causing her pain.
Beautiful capture of Will. Hopefully the specks will not effect his vision. I understand that you are worried as he is so young. You just want him to have a very long healthy life.
@fbailey Thank you very much, Felicity. Vets today know so little about the collie breed. I have started to wonder. It used to be the most popular breed in the 50s and 60s here in the USA and I think vets knew more about them. They need to make MORE Lassie movies. =)
@phil_howcroft Thank you, Phil. I'm glad you understand. =)
@monikozi LOL! No, he didn't say that, but he wants to try one set of drops and if it has no effect, he wants to try another. The drops are very expensive too. Yeah, he was pouting at me for not letting him have his way. =)
@ludwigsdiana Thank you, Diana.
@mittens Thank you, Marilyn.
@illinilass Thank you, Dorothy!
@wakelys I do hope so. Thanks, Susan.
@rontu Thank you, Linda.
@craftymeg Thank you, Margaret.
@jeremyccc Thank you, Jeremy. Will is a male. =)
@robz Thank you very much, Rob.
@dkellogg Thank you so much, David. Yes, a very long and healthy life. =)
@onewing Thank you, Babs. I hope so too.
@fbailey Thank you very much, Felicity. Vets today know so little about the collie breed. I have started to wonder. It used to be the most popular breed in the 50s and 60s here in the USA and I think vets knew more about them. They need to make MORE Lassie movies. =)
@phil_howcroft Thank you, Phil. I'm glad you understand. =)
@annied Thank you, Annie.
@pusspup Thank you, Wylie.
@haskar Thank you, Haskar.
@kjarn Thank you, Kathy.