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HEALTH



CEA - COLLIE EYE ANOMALY
Recessively hereditary eye disease. It is especially widespread among collies but is known at other breeds as well (i.e. briard).
It causes partial or full loss of sight.
In our country the scanning is still not obligatory but can be done at a young age.
It is up to the breeder's conscience if they continue breeding with a potentially ill dog without scanning.
PRA - PROGRESSIVE RETINAE ATROPHIA
It is a hereditary eye disease, causing gradually developing blindness at the ages between 2 and 6 years.
In our country the scanning is still not obligatory but can be done at a young age. With this, we could avoid to breed affected dogs who do not show symptoms..
 
COLLIE-NOSE - SOLAR DERMATITIS
It is a skin disease caused by the Sun.
Due to strong sunshine, the disease is shown on the nose, back of the nose, sometime on the skin of the eyelids or the lips.
Napfény okozta bőrgyulladás. Symptoms usually start where the nose and the back of the nose meet. The skin becomes red and starts moisting, later crust is forming.


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