Message Number: YG10380 | New FHL Archives Search
From: ferretkrazi
Date: 2002-01-22 13:56:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Is this waardensburg

--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., Sukie Crandall <sukiecrandall@t...>
wrote:
>
> Alicia, if you mean that you are seeing eyes which may be one color
> on the right and a different color on the left then rather than it
> being a neural crest disorder that might instead be an aortic arch
> defect -- a genetic defect of the same early cells that
differentiate
> into cells that form the aorta and a number of other structures.
One
> consideration with such individuals where head coloring are
strongly
> NOT bilateral is that there can be a high chance of there being a
> defect also of the aorta or some other circulatory defects that can
> be extremely dangerous, if my reading serves.

My apologizes for being behind on posts, I'm trying to catch up now.

I have a mutt who has two different colored eyes. The left is a
brown/auburn color and the right is a blue color. It's not highly
noticeable unless you look closely. She has a blaze (WS) and is also
deaf. At the age of one, she had a bilateral adrenalectomy and is on
DOCP. Sukie, are you saying that she might have a higher likelihood
of developing a heart problem or other problems like that? Should I
be keeping a closer eye on her with chest films, etc? She's my
little Princess so any additional precautions will be taken if I have
reason to be worried.

Thanks,
Erin