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Health examination of Shetland sheepdog.
The main contents of Siletian dog inspection items are: vWD, CERF, OFA, thyroid, etc.

1, vWD is for thrombocytopenic purpura. This disease is an immune system disease, a hemorrhagic disease caused by thrombocytopenia, which can be fatal. DNA testing can check the existence of diseases;

2.OFA is an examination item of plastic surgery. In Xiao Xi, this kind of examination is mainly to check the development of hip joint (hip) and elbow joint by X-ray, which has several grades: excellent, good, medium and below, and those below the middle are usually congenital or acquired developmental abnormalities. Under normal circumstances, most kennels will not use dogs with grades below Good for breeding;

3.CERF refers to checking the dog's eye health and genetic diseases. Usually check the cornea, lens, retina, fundus and other parts, need to drop medicine to expand the pupil;

4. Thyroid refers to the examination of thyroid function, but unlike people, Xiao Xi is more likely to examine hypothyroidism than hyperthyroidism, because the latter is a common endocrine system disease in Xileti, and the blood test T3 and T4 indexes are obviously abnormal. Middle-aged dogs are more common, and the incidence of bitches is higher. Most sick dogs have hair removal, thickened oil skin, obesity and lethargy.

It should be noted that dogs can check vWD and CERF; from infancy to old age; OFA and Thyroid Although many people also check dogs in adolescence, due to developmental reasons, the final conclusion is usually after the age of two. In addition, CERF is not guaranteed for life after one inspection, because many things will happen during the dog's growth, which will affect the eye health;

5. There is no other way to detect skin syndrome except DNA detection.