Where's my hair scrunchie gone?
This is Nelly, you can't see her eyes, but she has got some!
There have been a few cases of both entropion and ectropion, also distichiasis reported in the past in the Barbet, along with all the other breeds of dog too.
If you live in the UK or Ireland, there are eye tests which are carried out by a small number of specialists. These tests concentrate on the actual eye, NOT the eyelid or lashes, where the conditions above are found.
I have been told, as have many others, that a CLEAR EYE CERTIFICATE means there is no evidence of these conditions. This is NOT the case. These conditions can be present, but the specialist does not have to report it on the certificate, and very often doesn't. If you are interested in any puppy of any breed, you must make sure the vet has looked at the eyes and has noted that they are clear of those conditions, otherwise it is distressing for your dog, and an expense for surgery that you may not have been expecting. For more on eye testing and other health tests, join the facebook group BVA/KC/ISDS Canine Health Testing Dates
Update... it seems I must have been speaking to the right people, and for long enough! Relief.
http://www.dogworld.co.uk/Features/01-Dean-(2)?year=2012&month=01
There have been a few cases of both entropion and ectropion, also distichiasis reported in the past in the Barbet, along with all the other breeds of dog too.
If you live in the UK or Ireland, there are eye tests which are carried out by a small number of specialists. These tests concentrate on the actual eye, NOT the eyelid or lashes, where the conditions above are found.
I have been told, as have many others, that a CLEAR EYE CERTIFICATE means there is no evidence of these conditions. This is NOT the case. These conditions can be present, but the specialist does not have to report it on the certificate, and very often doesn't. If you are interested in any puppy of any breed, you must make sure the vet has looked at the eyes and has noted that they are clear of those conditions, otherwise it is distressing for your dog, and an expense for surgery that you may not have been expecting. For more on eye testing and other health tests, join the facebook group BVA/KC/ISDS Canine Health Testing Dates
Update... it seems I must have been speaking to the right people, and for long enough! Relief.
http://www.dogworld.co.uk/Features/01-Dean-(2)?year=2012&month=01