23-06-2022
Recently tollers can be tested for CDMC: Cerebellar Degeneration and Myositis Complex. This is a serious neurological disorder that first appeared in the Netherlands at the beginning of this year. Symptoms include underdeveloped muscles, muscle cramps, and loss of balance and coordination. The symptoms are already visible before the first year of life, in the Netherlands two puppies have died from this condition. The prognosis is uncertain and nothing is known about treatment.
On the positive side, Laboklin Germany has already developed a DNA test and that the disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. This means that a dog can only get sick if both parents pass on the mutation. A carrier does not become ill itself, but may not be combined with another carrier in breeding.
We think it is important that the extent of this condition needs to be researched as soon as possible. That is why we had Joppe, Splash and Fozzy tested at Laboklin. Fortunately, all three are clear. Because Joppe and Splash are clear, Susie and her littermates are clear by parentage and do not need to be tested.