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Syringomyelia is widespread; can cause severe pain to CKCSs

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.

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• May 2008 CAWC Workshop Report
• Sarah Blott on SM Genetics & Breeding
• Current Research 
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• SM Breeding Protocol
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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

Heart Valve Replacement Surgery at CSU and Texas A&M

Colorado State University and Texas A&M University have veterinary hospitals which perform life-saving, open-heart surgeries on canines. Surgeons at CSU have been replacing defective heart valves in dogs since 1997.

• More: mitral valve replacement surgery for Cavalier King Charles spaniel

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MVD: leading
cause of death

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
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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: Cavalier King Charles spaniel mitral valve disease breeding protocol

Hip dysplasia afflicts
up to 1 out of 3 CKCSs

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

• More: Cavalier King Charles spaniel hip dysplasia

Breaking News: The Latest in Genetic Research & Upcoming Events

4Japan Surgeons Report Successful Repairs to CKCS Mitral Valves.

4Cavalier fetal and neonatal specimens show signs of CM.

4U. of Penn researchers need Grade 3 MVD dogs for beta-blocker medication study.

4Dr. Clare Rusbridge introduces her website on syringomyelia and other neurological disorders.

4Dr. Jacques Penderis reports that funding is now in place to perform a genome scan in CKCSs to identify the genes responsible for Episodic Falling. Funding is still required for the fine sequencing to follow the genome scan.

4German study suggests descent of the cerebellum into the foramen magnum and the presence of SM  in CKCSs are "not necessarily associated with a volume reduction in the CF of the skull."

4Study finds that Cavaliers have shallower caudal cranial fossa and abnormal occipital bones than control breeds.

4Drs. Cerda-Gonzalez and Olby find occipital hypoplasia to be the most important factor associated with neurologic signs of SM.

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