Chronic Superficial Keratitis is also known as pannus and several dog breeds are prone to develop this disease including the German Shorthaired Pointer. The end “ITIS” the word means inflammation. Pannus is an inflammation of the cornea that can be associated with very sensitive immune system of the dog’s physiological body system in humans and animals that help fight off infections. The specific cause of this chronic disease is not known, but it is speculated that it could develop due to the effects of both UV light and height. Although the cause is still not proven, then studying its progression believe that German Shorthaired Pointer is a genetic predisposition to the development of pannus. As stated earlier, it is believed that there is something wrong with the immune system e breed leading to pannus. For the most part, dogs that get this disease are older dogs, but it can also occur in younger adult dogs.

pannus is a progressive disease of the eye (cornea, conjunctiva and third eyelid) of the dog will be severe and chronic inflammation. The condition is also painful for your pet. Some of the things that may be in the eye changes in the cornea, the eye pigments, cholesterol deposits in the eye, the development of dry eye and granulation tissue. The disease usually affects both eyes, but can occur in different places in each eye. The owner can first observe the kind of pinkish picture of the eye spreads and affects vision. Pets can rip and show eye redness. This can be transferred to cells that begin to take clear, thicken and eventually lead to blindness if not treated.

The chronic disease pannus require treatment by German life Shorthaired Pointer is. The treatment is usually steroid drops for the eye and ointment, but there is no real cure for this disease. Sometimes other treatments such as steroid injections to the eye can be used to prevent excessive corneal scarring. In some cases, a veterinarian may suggest surgery and possibly radiation therapy to keep as much vision as possible and delay deteriorated as much as possible. Also, as mentioned earlier, these treatments may be less effective if the afflicted dogs must always ultraviolet light and living at high altitude. With proper care and watchful eye, your dog will turn out fine.