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==Genetic Defects==
Gene defects are more common in isolated areas such as islands or especially America or the long-separated Eastern Bloc and are a real problem due to increasing globalization. Known here are, for example, hip dysplasia (HD) or elbow dysplasia, which among other things, German shepherds have more often and lead to lameness. Also known as the so-called dachshund paralysis, which occurs due to the greatly elongated back and can lead to paralysis of the hind legs. Less known is a genetic defect that has just been discovered in long-haired collies in particular and whose origin apparently dates back several centuries. On the one hand, this is due to the fact that our veterinary medicine is becoming more and more sophisticated so that this genetic defect played no role at all in the past and has no other visible influence on the dog. However, since the collie was also crossbred quite intensively, for example with the Borzoi, the Australian Cattle Dog, and the Saluki as well as numerous British herding dog breeds, there is a likelihood that these genes have spread in various breeds for centuries. In the meantime, they have also been detected in some breeds. What is serious here is that they are only detectable in the blood and the dog suddenly and unexpectedly dies after an operation. The problem here is overcoming the cerebral blood barrier, which occurs when various anesthetics are administered, for example. So the brain is injected into a coma because the barrier does not work. This leads directly to death and is not necessarily known to veterinarians. As a dog owner, you should therefore inform yourself thoroughly about genetic defects in your dog breed.