What causes Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration (SARD)?
Our best understanding of Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration SARD dogs develop elevated levels of sex-hormones including estrogen. Excessive estrogen increases the rate of calcium entering nerve and retinal cells. Excessive calcium is a known seizure trigger and likely initiates a seizure in the retina (sudden vision loss). Death of retinal cells occurs in the weeks and…