Phoenix Posted December 4, 2003 Report Share Posted December 4, 2003 I've got an almost 4 month old BC puppy with a 4 yr old half sister recently diagnosed with pannus. I haven't been able to find out any information about pannus in BCs. How prevalent is it in the breed and is it hereditary? I know about it being related to high elevations - I live at 8000 ft in Colorado and have a Belgian sheepdog with it. I've also heard it can be related to the level of protein in the diet - What's a good level of protein for her to be getting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajarrel Posted December 4, 2003 Report Share Posted December 4, 2003 Hi Phoenix, I've got some info about pannus on my website (Health/Eyes): Black Dog Farm's Links A good friend of mine has a dog (border collie) that was diagnosed with pannus about a year ago. To be quite honest, I'm not sure how he's doing now but suspect it's under control. FWIW, we're not at a particularly high elevation here in CNY (maybe 1100 ft. max on the hills), but Tag is a working sheepdog on a farm and is outside most days. I haven't heard anything about a protein connection. Perhaps Denise can help - she's written about eye diseases in border collies. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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