The canine eye registration foundation or CERF
was founded by a group of purebred dog breeders that wanted to
eliminate the heritable eye disorder that is found in many
purebred dogs. The founding group of supporters wanted to register
each eye disorder in order for veterinarians to research the
problem and to educate the public.The
Jack Russell terrier is known to be one of the breeds that suffer
from many eye disorders do to heredity problems and the CERF wants
to make sure that Jack Russell Terrier owners are aware of these
conditions. If you are Jack becomes affected with the eye disorder
can be CERF should be contacted and the eye disorder registered.
Canine eye disease is a serious condition.
Most canines rely on their side as well as their noses to get
around and go about daily life time activities. The Jack Russell
terrier is a hunting breed that needs its eyes to do the job it
was bred for. The Jack Russell likes to burrow the ground after
its prey and likes to dig in the dirt. Not only is he dared and
irritation for the eyes lead through heredity the breed may be
predispositioned for eye disease. The diseases that are more
common in the Jack Russell terrier is the lens luxation and
cataracts. This is the ocular disorder that is usually found in
inherited in purebred dogs.
If you have a Jack Russell terrier you
should be concerned about the eye disease. Have them checked
regularly so that you can register with the CERF. Jack Russell's
can acquire the eye diseases even as a puppy. Don't look for
symptoms of eye disease but have the puppies or your dogs are
checked regularly. The symptoms will not show up until well after
the disease is set in. Not only will the early detection of the
eye disease help your dog but it would also help the further
propagation of the breed.
