Puppy Affected by CEA

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Christina

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Hi all,

Our puppy was supposed to be coming to us in 5 days, but we've just learned that she's affected (not just a carrier) of Collie eye.

The breeder is adamant that it won't affect her at all, but...what do you think?
She's given us the option of saying no to her because of this - and I am curious as to whether we should still be paying £1k for a dog with a disease. I don't know much about this so would love to know your expertise on the subject.

Thanks,
Christina
 
Tully has CEA. She was what's called 'minimally affected' so I didn't expect any sight issues. I think the rate is so high that in certain countries (UK and Europe included), you'll be hard pressed to avoid a CEA dog. In Australia only main register dogs (dogs for breeding) are tested for CEA, so most pet Shelties aren't tested and no one would know if they had CEA. Currently the gene pool here isn't large enough to avoid breeding CEA dogs. I have no idea if Mr D has CEA - he was limited (pet) register so wasn't tested.

Has the pup had an opthalmologic exam? I got a certificate from an opthalmologist for Tully - they can test to see the type of CEA and therefore the impact of the type of CEA.

Also - do you know the CEA status of the parents?

Personally I would go with a dog that had an opthalm certificate. There's no guarantees for all sorts of diseases - this is just one that can be tested for. But if you think you'll be second guessing all through the puppy's life then don't do it, it's not fair to the puppy.
 
Caro said:
Tully has CEA. She was what's called 'minimally affected' so I didn't expect any sight issues. I think the rate is so high that in certain countries (UK and Europe included), you'll be hard pressed to avoid a CEA dog. In Australia only main register dogs (dogs for breeding) are tested for CEA, so most pet Shelties aren't tested and no one would know if they had CEA. Currently the gene pool here isn't large enough to avoid breeding CEA dogs. I have no idea if Mr D has CEA - he was limited (pet) register so wasn't tested.

Has the pup had an opthalmologic exam? I got a certificate from an opthalmologist for Tully - they can test to see the type of CEA and therefore the impact of the type of CEA.

Also - do you know the CEA status of the parents?

Personally I would go with a dog that had an opthalm certificate. There's no guarantees for all sorts of diseases - this is just one that can be tested for. But if you think you'll be second guessing all through the puppy's life then don't do it, it's not fair to the puppy.
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The breeder bred two carriers together - I don't know why, but she did so knowingly. No she hasn't, I might ask her get one done before we decide if we want to take her on as I obviously don't want to get her knowing she'll be blind in a couple of years.

How is Tully doing?
 
Tully's fine, her eyesight isn't as good as Mr D's (he has great sight) but she's actually just got normal age related short sightedness, it's not her CEA.

If she hasn't had them checked then I don't know how accurate you can be about the level they are affected, and you'd want to confirm it wasn't one of the bad CEA. But I assume she has tested them if she knows the pup has CEA (with carrier parents many of the pups will be clear or carriers).
 
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