| Canine Cyclic Neutropenia (Grey Collie Syndrome) |
Grey Collie Syndrome is a blood disorder.
It is present at birth, and is cyclic in nature. These puppies rarely survive more than a few days.
Symptoms are puppies with extremely washed out greyish coloring, some may have a beige or
pinkish tint to their coats. They look very different from their healthy littermates.
There is no treatment for Grey Collie Syndrome, but with a lot of health care there have been dogs
that survived for a year or two. Dogs affected are at great risk for any infections that they come in
contact with. Inheritance is automsomal recessive.
Dogs that exhibit the disease, or are carriers of the disease, should not be used in any breeding
program. Carriers of this disease do not exhibit the disease themselves, but do pass it along to
their puppies.
It is present at birth, and is cyclic in nature. These puppies rarely survive more than a few days.
Symptoms are puppies with extremely washed out greyish coloring, some may have a beige or
pinkish tint to their coats. They look very different from their healthy littermates.
There is no treatment for Grey Collie Syndrome, but with a lot of health care there have been dogs
that survived for a year or two. Dogs affected are at great risk for any infections that they come in
contact with. Inheritance is automsomal recessive.
Dogs that exhibit the disease, or are carriers of the disease, should not be used in any breeding
program. Carriers of this disease do not exhibit the disease themselves, but do pass it along to
their puppies.