Lethale Akrodermatitis (LAD) All Congenital Stationary Night Blindness is

Congenital Stationary Night Blindness is an eye disease with slow retinal degeneration that at first stage causes night blindness

The amount and distribution of pheomelanin may vary between individual dogs and between breeds

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Congenital hypothyroidism in this breed is often presented with goiter - a swelling in the neck resulting from an enlarged thyroid gland

Lethale Akrodermatitis (LAD) All Congenital Stationary Night Blindness isLethal acrodermatitis (LAD) is characterized by poor growth, immune deficiency, and skin lesions, especially at the paws. Affected puppies show characteristic skin lesions on the feet and on the face, diarrhoea, bronchopneumonia, and a failure to thrive. Coat color can be diluted in pigmented skin areas. LAD affected dogs are immunodeficient and frequently suffer from skin infections with Malassezia or Candida. They grow slower than their non affected