ICorgi Pembroke neCorgi Cardigan zinokubukeka okufanayo nosayizi ozungeze u-30 cm lapho zibuna isisindo esingu-9 kuye ku-12 kg kuye ngobulili. Bobabili banengubo yobude obuphakathi nendawo nejazi elingaphansi elijiyile. KwiPembroke imibala ifana: obomvu noma obomvu ikakhulukazi ngokuhlukahluka okumhlophe noma ngaphandle futhi kuCardigan yonke imibala ikhona. Umsila weCardigan ofana nowempungushe, kanti owePembroke mfushane. IFédération Cynologique Internationale ibahlukanisa phakathi kwezinja zezimvu neBouviers.

Imvelaphi yomlando weCorgi ayicacile futhi iyaphikiswa. Abanye basikisela ukuthi uCorgi ususelwa ku “cur” okungasho ukuthi inja ngolimi lwesiCeltic, kanti abanye bacabanga ukuthi leli gama lisuselwa kunokuthi “cor” okusho okuncane e-Welsh. IPembrokeshire neCardigan kwakuyizindawo zezolimo eWales.

ICorgis ngokomlando ibisetshenziswa njengezinja zokwalusa, ikakhulukazi izinkomo. AmaNgisi abiza lolu hlobo lwezinja ezelusayo ngokuthi “ama-heelers,” okusho ukuthi ziluma izithende zezilwane ezinkulu ukuze ziqhubeke zihamba. (2)

I-Welsh Corgis igcine izici eziningana ezibalulekile kusukela esikhathini esedlule njengenja yokwelusa. Okokuqala, kulula ukuqeqesha izinja futhi bazinikele kakhulu kubanikazi bazo. Okwesibili, njengoba bekhethelwe ukugcina nokufuya imihlambi yezilwane ezinkulu kakhulu, uCorgis akanamahloni nabantu angabazi noma ezinye izilwane. Ekugcineni, ukukhubazeka okuncane, iCorgi ingaba nokuthambekela kokudla izithende zezingane ezincane, njengoba kungaba nezinkomo… Kepha, lokhu kuziphatha kwemvelo kungalawulwa ngokuphelele ngezifundo ezimbalwa ezinhle zemfundo!

Ngokuvamile, uCorgis yizinja ezithanda ukujabulisa abaninizo ngakho-ke zinakekela kakhulu futhi zinothando.

Ngokuya ngeKennel Club Dog Breed Health Survey yamuva ka-2014 eNgilandi, uCorgis Pembroke noCardigan ngamunye unenani eliphakathi kokuphila iminyaka eyi-12. Izimbangela zokufa ezibikwe kuCardigan Corgis kwakungu-myelomalacia noma ukuguga. Ngokuphikisana nalokho, imbangela enkulu yokufa kwabantu eCorgis Pembrokes ayaziwa. (4)

I-Myelomalacia (Corgi Cardigan)

I-Myelomalacia iyinkinga enkulu kakhulu ye-hernia edala i-necrosis yomgogodla futhi iholele ekufeni kwesilwane ngokukhubazeka kokuphefumula. (5)

I-myelopathy eguquguqukayo

Ngokusho kocwaningo lwakamuva olushicilelwe ngabaphenyi e-University of Missouri, izinja zaseCorgis Pembroke yizona ezithinteka kakhulu yi-myelopathy ewohlokayo.

Kuyisifo se-canine esifana kakhulu ne-amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ebantwini. Kuyisifo esiqhubekayo somgogodla. Lesi sifo ngokuvamile siqala ngaphezu kweminyaka emihlanu ezinjeni. Izimpawu zokuqala ukulahleka kokuxhumana (ataxia) ezithweni zangemuva nobuthakathaka (paresis). Inja ethintekile izothinteka lapho ihamba. Imvamisa yomibili imilenze yangemuva iyathinteka, kepha izimpawu zokuqala zingavela emlenzeni owodwa ngaphambi kokuba kuthinteke owesibili Njengoba isifo siqhubeka izitho ziba buthakathaka futhi inja iba nobunzima bokuma kuze kube yilapho inja ingakwazi ukuhamba kancane kancane. Inkambo yomtholampilo ingaqala ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kuya onyakeni owodwa ngaphambi kokuba izinja zikhubazeke. Kuyisifo

Lesi sifo asisaqondakali kahle futhi okwamanje futhi ukuxilongwa kuqala kunakho konke, ngemifanekiso yamagnetic resonance, ngokungafaki ezinye izifo ezingathinta umgogodla. Ukuhlolwa komlando womgogodla kuyadingeka ukuqinisekisa ukuxilongwa.

Kwezinye izimo, kungenzeka ukwenza ukuhlolwa kofuzo ngokuthatha isampula elincane le-DNA. Ngempela, ukuzalaniswa kwezinja ezihlanzekile kuye kwathanda ukudluliswa kohlobo oluguquliwe lwe-SOD1 nezinja ezi-homozygous zalolu shintsho (okusho ukuthi ukuguqulwa kwethulwe ezinhlotsheni ezimbili zofuzo) kungenzeka kusenze lesi sifo sikhule. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izinja ezithwala ukuguqulwa komzimba ku-allele eyodwa kuphela (heterozygous) ngeke zisenze lesi sifo, kepha kungenzeka zisidlulise.

Njengamanje, imiphumela yalesi sifo iyabulala futhi alikho ikhambi elaziwayo. (6)

UCorgi angahlushwa yizimo zamehlo ezifana ne-cataract noma i-retrophy atrophy eqhubekayo.

Ukuqhubeka kwe-retrophy atrophy

Njengoba igama liphakamisa, lesi sifo sibonakala ngokuwohloka okuqhubekayo kwe-retina okuholela ekulahlekelweni kombono. womabili amehlo ayathinteka, cishe noma ngaphansi ngasikhathi sinye nangokulingana. Ukuxilongwa kwenziwa ngokuhlolwa kwamehlo. Ukuhlolwa kwe-DNA kungasetshenziswa futhi ukuthola ukuthi inja ithwala ukuguqulwa okubhekele lesi sifo. Ngeshwa alikho ikhambi lalesi sifo futhi ubumpumputhe abunakugwemeka njengamanje. (7)

I-Cataract

I-cataract ifiphalisa ilensi. Esimweni esijwayelekile, ilensi iyilensi esobala esimweni esejwayelekile esisengxenyeni engaphambili yesithathu yeso. Amafu avimbela ukukhanya ukuthi kufinyelele ku-retina okugcina kubangele ukungaboni.

Ngokuvamile ukuhlolwa kwe-ophthalmologic kwanele ukuxilongwa. Akunakho ukwelashwa ngezidakamizwa, kepha, njengakubantu, kungenzeka ukungenelela ngokuhlinzwa ukuze kulungiswe ukugcwala kwamafu.

AmaCorgis izinja ezithandekayo futhi akhombisa ukufaneleka komsebenzi. I-Welsh Corgi ivumelana kalula nempilo yasedolobheni, kepha khumbula ukuthi ekuqaleni yayiyinja yezimvu. Ngakho-ke mncane kodwa uyasubatha. Ukuzivocavoca ngaphandle okukhulu kubalulekile futhi ukuphuma isikhathi eside kwansuku zonke kuzomvumela ukuba athobise isimilo sakhe esinamandla namandla emvelo.

Uyinja efanelekayo futhi kulula ukuyiqeqesha. Izokwazi ukuzivumelanisa kalula nesimo somndeni nezingane. Ngomqaphi wakhe ongumhlambi, ubuye abe ngumqaphi oncomekayo ongeke ahluleke ukukuxwayisa ngokuba khona komuntu ongenayo endaweni ezungezile yomndeni.