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KC HEALTH COORDINATOR REPORTS
Anji Marfleet

Keeshond Health DOES Matter

Eye testing 2022

The Keeshond Club and the North There are many types of eye disease,
of England Keeshond Club both both congenital (conditions that exist
recommend that all Keesies are eye from birth or soon after birth) and
tested at some point and so that we non-congenital (conditions that
can take a snapshot into the health develop later in life), that affect dogs.
of Keesie eyes to determine whether Many of these conditions can have
or not there are possible causes for serious effects on health and welfare,
concern or emerging conditions - causing pain, blindness or the need
such as Juvenile Cataracts or late for lifelong medication and should be
onset PRA. taken into consideration when
We had arranged to hold subsidised breeding dogs.
KC/BVA Eye Testing Sessions for ALL
Older dogs eyes in particular should
Keesies at both Championship shows be examined regularly for a number
first in 2020 & then in 2021. of reasons: as several inherited eye
Unfortunately this never happened problems may only be detected later
due to lockdowns, coronavirus in life, to identify age-related eye
restrictions and shows being diseases and more importantly, to
cancelled; but third time lucky and collect data which might either
we are holding testing sessions this mitigate or identify problems which
year. may arise in later life (longitudinal
The first testing will be at the information).
Keeshond Club Ch Show on Saturday The cost for Keeshonds will be just
9th April 2022 by Professor Peter £25 per dog and £15 for a Golden
Bedford BVetMed PhD DVOphthal Oldie (aged 8 & over) thanks to a
FRCVS DipECVO; at the Kennel Club generous subsidy from the Keeshond
Building, Stoneleigh, CV8 2LZ Health Matters Fund. Any other breed
The second testing session will be at of dog may come for testing at a cost
the North of England’s Ch show on of £55 per dog. Standard BVA
th
Sunday 20 November 2022 at charges for a routine eye examination
Thorpe Willoughby Village Hall, YO8 are: 1st dog £60, with extra dogs in
9PA with the BVA eye panellist to be same ownership £54; Group testing
confirmed. (25 or more) £50 and dogs over 8
years £38 – so you can see what a
All Keeshonds from bouncy puppies bargain offer this is!!
to Golden Oldies are encouraged
to participate; it doesn’t matter if Please remember to bring your dog’s
it’s a much-loved companion or a KC registration certificate with you.
glamorous show dog. You are all To book an appointment to have your
welcome and don’t have to enter the dogs tested at this ‘one off bargain’
show – just come along. price or for further information,
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