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Editorial: Say "NO!"
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Syringomyelia can cause
severe pain in cavaliers

Syringomyelia (SM) is reported to be "very widespread" in the cavalier King Charles spaniel breed. Syringomyelia is a disorder of the brain and spinal cord, which may cause severe head and neck pain and possible paralysis.

• More: CKCS syringomyelia
• SM breeding protocol
• "Pedigree Dogs Exposed"
• "Pedigree Dogs Exposed - Three Years On"
• Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs)
• Current research
• Reduced rate MRI clinic locations
• MRI screening protocol for SM

Hip dysplasia afflicts
up to 1 out of 4 CKCSs

Hip dysplasia reportedly afflicts up to one out of every four cavalier King Charles spaniels. It is a genetic disease which can cause the dogs pain and debilitation.

• More: Cavaliers' hip dysplasia

Low blood platelet counts are
not a problem for cavaliers

Low blood platelet counts in cavaliers usually are not a health problem. Many veterinarians are misled by low platelet counts to wrongly diagnose anemia or other serious disorders.

• More: Cavaliers' blood platelet counts

Brachycephalic Airway
Obstruction Syndrome (BAOS)

The size and shape of its head can cause serious breathing problems for the cavalier King Charles spaniel. Elongated soft palates, stenotic nares, everted laryngeal saccules, and laryngeal collapse are inherited developmental defects in the breed.

• More: BAOS in the cavalier King Charles spaniel

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MVD: leading cause
of CKCS deaths

Heart mitral valve disease (MVD) is a terminal illness which afflicts over half of all cavalier King Charles spaniels by the age of 5 years and nearly all Cavaliers by age 10 years. It is CKCSs' leading cause of death.

• More: Cavalier King Charles spaniel MVD
• Mitral valve disease breeding protocol
• A few words about pimobendan (Vetmedin)
• ACVIM cardiologists consensus statement
• Current research

The Latest in Genetic Research
& Upcoming Events

4AHT reports over 8% of cavaliers are carriers of curly coat syndrome gene.

4AHT reports one in five cavaliers are carriers of episodic falling syndrome gene.

4OSU's Dr. Cole needs CKCSs with normal hearing for BAER, CT, and MRI scans.

4EDITORIAL: When Ignorance (Stupidity?) Guides Cavalier PSOM Research, and the Federal Government Funds It.

4Pitt Medical Center's Dr. Bluestone continues to muck up cavaliers' PSOM research.

4Japanese surgeons report 45 successful mitral valve surgeries on small breed dogs.

4"Cavaliers for Life" announces new international cavalier pedigree database with Estimated Breeding Values.

4UK researchers find an association between syringomyelia and the cavalier's oversized cerebellum.

4NEW PAGE: Intervertebral Disc Disease and the cavalier King Charles spaniel.

4UK study concludes dogs' weight gain is tied to quantity of food intake.

4RVC needs cavaliers to compare neuropathic pain medications for SM.

4Tufts anesthesiologists include cavaliers in list of breeds requiring extra care when being anesthetized.

4UK cardiologist reports on MVD research status.

4NC State oncologist transplants bone marrow into cavalier cancer victim from its littermate.

4EDITORIAL: AKC's CHIC program is a farce for cavaliers.

4Geoff Skerritt and Luca Motta describe shunt surgery for SM and devise pain scoring table.

4British Veterinary Assn. issues cavaliers' syringomyelia breeding scheme details

Breeding policy would
end early-onset MVD

Veterinary specialists have designed breeding guidelines to eliminate early-onset mitral valve disease in cavalier King Charles spaniels.

• More: Mitral valve disease breeding protocol
• CKCSC,USA dumps MVD breeding protocol

RUPERT'S FUND pays for MRIs of older dogs, to aid the Syringomyelia Genome Research Project.

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