Collie - Health Characteristics
Potential Hereditary Defects and Disorders
- Collie Eye Anomaly: Multiple eye defects including coloboma of the optic disc
- Deafness: in one or both ears
- Dermatomyositis: Inflammation of the of the skin and muscles, probably caused by an abnormal immune system.
- Epilepsy: Seizures; convulsions
- Hypersensitivity to Ivermectin: a drug commonly used in prevention and treatment of heartworms
- Microphthalmos: Failure of the eye globe to grow to normal size. May lead to blindness.
- Optic Nerve Hypoplasia: Underdevelopment of the optic nerve in one or both eyes.
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus: A condition in which a fetal blood vessel does not close at birth, causing a heart murmur and leading to heart failure.
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy: producing progressive vision loss, ending in blindness.
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