Discoloration on Clyde's Eye
I covered up his other eye and gave him a makleshift vision test and he appears to see just fine. The eye is otherwise healthy looking-- no clouding, pus or any other symptoms of an infection. Has anyone seen this before? I'm a little worried. |
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Are you sure it isn't some hair?  |
| No, it's definitely not a hair-- that's what I thought at first too. I'm almost wondering if it's always been there and I just never noticed it before. |
| I would find a vet eye doctor in your area, why take the chance. Whats another $100. I hope it is nothing, but if the line goes across the pupil I would find out. |
| If the line does not go across the pupil, but only the iris, it may just be the color of his eye. My first OES (a rescue) had two brown eyes, but one of those brown eyes had a blue section, maybe 1/8th of the iris. |
| Hope it's nothing serious! |
| I didn't get the brown part. If it doesn't go across the pupil then not to worry in all likelyhood. I took Roger to the eye doctor vet. He also has lines in his eye that actually form the shapes of stars in his iris. The vet said that the lines usually atrophe in puppies but in some cases do not all go away. |
Rogers Dad wrote: I didn't get the brown part. If it doesn't go across the pupil then not to worry in all likelyhood. I took Roger to the eye doctor vet. He also has lines in his eye that actually form the shapes of stars in his iris. The vet said that the lines usually atrophe in puppies but in some cases do not all go away.
My oldest son's eyes are like that, lol They are like a starburst pattern. They're white around his pupil & gradually fade out to a torquoise blue color. His eyes are gorgeous...don't know where he got them since everyone else has hazel eyes.  |
| Are you sure your guy doesn't have a Parti eye? This is where part of the eye is a different color, that is it could be mostly brown, but a section is white or blue? This is common with Siberians and Aussies. Could you post a picture of the eye and the whole dog, with emphasis on the body color. Maybe we have a Merle sheepdog here?? |
SheepieBoss wrote: Are you sure your guy doesn't have a Parti eye? This is where part of the eye is a different color, that is it could be mostly brown, but a section is white or blue? This is common with Siberians and Aussies. Could you post a picture of the eye and the whole dog, with emphasis on the body color. Maybe we have a Merle sheepdog here??
It's just a barely white section of his eye-- it's weird. He's still a puppy so his coat hasn't changed-- when would you be able to tell if he's a Merle? I'll try to get a picture but, somehow, he knows that I'm looking at the eye under scrutiny and refuses to sit still so his hair falls over it and I can't get a good view myself! To make matters worse, his bangs are too short to pull back but not short enough to expose the eye. I'll try to tackle him tonight! |
| For the Parti eye go to: http://www.huskycolors.com/eye.html
You'll see that one eye has a hunk of white. As for merle coat...you might see signs now, but won't know for sure until he changes out his black jammies. You'll see many merles in the various Aussie web sites. Most, but not all sheepies are born black and white, once in awhile a grey or blue will come along. Merle is extremely rare, in fact I'm not sure I've ever seen one, but read it can occur. So am always looking. Bi Color eyes are more common; one brown, one blue. |
black jammies! |
| Sheepieboss, how do you tell if a dog is merle? |
| If you go to Australian Shepherd websites you'll see red merle and blue merle dogs. You'll see a basic color with other pure color splotches.
I'm assuming a sheepdog merle would be grey with areas of pure black or black with areas of grey (or blue) along with the ususal white. It would easiest to tell in short coat as you could clearly define the splotches. Most of the breeders on this side of the pond have never seen a merle but I hear tales (or tails ) of merles in Europe. I suspect merles were more common when the breed was being established especially if collie was an ancester as they tend to throw merles as well. But with over 100 years breeding for uniformity, merling has probably been eliminated. Also on the Australian sites is a discussion of merle and deafness.......very interesting especially if you have any genetic training. |
SheepieBoss wrote: I'm assuming a sheepdog merle would be grey with areas of pure black or black with areas of grey (or blue) along with the ususal white. It would easiest to tell in short coat as you could clearly define the splotches.
That's actually what his face looks like. He has gray rings around his eyes but his ears are jet black. His eye circles were always gray but have gone to a much lighter gray while the other parts of his head have always been much darker. His saddle is pretty consistent but his underside is speckled in gray, white and black (same pattern as the face). It seems a little weird to take a picture of just the underside though. I don't want Clyde to report me to the authorities
Check out his face in the avatar (you can see he's always been light around the eyes and black behind that) and I'll repost a good picture of his face that we took recently. Unfortunately the wonky eye is in a shadow in this one but you can clearly see the color differences. I don't think it's necessarily merle but I've always liked his markings. I love the white head too but I like that I could easily pick Clyde out of a group of sheepies! |
| I'd like to see him in his adult clothes before I say for certain. If his bum also shows these two distinct colors as he matures, then it could very well be merle. |
| http://www.ashgi.org/color/blue_merles.htm
Wouldn't it be grand if when he changes into his adult clothes he develops more color changes!? The end quarter will also show coloro patches. You won't know for awhile. Look at the 2nd picture in the above site. That clearly shows the blue merle. Wow! Imagine a sheepie with those markings! Yeah, I alwasy thought I wanted a pure white head sheepie (dandelion head for the puffy seed head of the flower) since all of mine have been masked. I've decided I like the masks better, more personalty. sheepieboss |
SheepieBoss wrote: http://www.ashgi.org/color/blue_merles.htm
Look at the 2nd picture in the above site. That clearly shows the blue merle. Wow! Imagine a sheepie with those markings! sheepieboss Looking at the picture, I can see a definite similarity to certain sections of his body, especially his face. He's not quite as spotty but the color contrast is exactly the same-- a little white, a little silver, a little black. Same silver and everything. Well, we'll keep watching him to see what happens as he grows up. How cool would that be if had similar markings to that picture? Beautiful! SheepieBoss-- did you see the Great Pyrenees question I asked a few posts back? |
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