I absolutely agree with Margo and try to collect cases since years. But with epileptic dogs you have to be aware that not every case is inherited and that not every inherited case means a problem in the line. That makes observation double necessary to recognise genetic problems in time but a few cases are absolutely "normal" in dog breeds, like in cats, humans and so on. Even in breeds with epileptic breedinglines the genetic ways are sometimes very different.
It is because of these problems very important for breeders to stay in contact with the owners of their puppies. This is, as I can say out of own experience, sometimes almost impossible. If puppiebuyers don´t tell their breeders about problems he has no possibility to realise problems in time.
Ina
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