CERABELLAR ATAXIA

 

Ataxia is a horrific disease & is VERY real.

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BUT WHAT IS ATAXIA?

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It is the dysfunction of the cerebrocerebellum presenting disturbances in carrying out voluntary movements which include accentuated tremors  involving the head, body & torso.

THERE IS NO CURE AT THIS TIME!

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There are 3 results possible:

• Ataxia free (this dog will never develop and / or pass the disease to its offspring).

• Ataxia carrier (this dog will never develop the disease, but could possibly pass on if it’s bred with another dog which is carrier of this gene).

• Ataxia affected – 2 defective copies of the implicated gene – the dog has ataxia, and will pass the gene onto offspring.

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Inheritance rates

The approximate inheritance rate of breeding a clear, carrier and affected dog is as follows:

• Clear to Clear – 100% Clear

• Clear to Carrier – 50% Clear, 50% Carrier

• Clear to Affected – 100% Carriers

• Carrier to Carrier – 25% Affected, 25% Clear, 50% Carriers

• Carrier to Affected – 50% Affected, 50% Carriers

• Affected to Affected – 100% Affected)