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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.
- More: CKCS syringomyelia
- "Pedigree Dogs Exposed" on BBC America
- Sarah Blott on SM Genetics & Breeding
- Current Research
- Reduced Rate MRI Clinic Locations
- SM Breeding Protocol
- MRI Screening Protocol for SM
Many CKCS Breeders Still Do Not Health Test"There are many members who are still not prepared to health check their breeding stock, and of those who do, it would appear that many would not hesitate to breed from affected animals."-- Mrs. Lesley Jupp, Chairman of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of the UK, 24 March 2009 |
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.
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.
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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
- A few words about pimobendan (Vetmedin)
- ACVIM Cardiologists Consensus Statement
- Current Research
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.
The Latest in
Genetic Research
& Upcoming Events
4Univ. of Florida offers CM/SM scans for $450.00!
4RUPERT'S FUND pays for MRIs in older dogs, to aid the Syringomyelia Genome Research Project.
4Auburn U. researchers use swine tissue and body fat to prevent scar tissue after CM surgeries.
4New webpage! Eosinophilic Stomatitis & Cavalier King Charles spaniels
4Researchers are testing drugs to slow progression of MVD: seratonin blocker and beta blocker.
4Univ. of Pittsburgh MDs apply radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to repair canine mitral valve leaflets and chords.
4ACVIM cardiologists issue Consensus Statement on "Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Canine Chronic Valvular Heart Disease."
4New name for PSOM: Middle Ear Effusion. UK researchers find hearing loss in PSOM-affected Cavaliers.
4Dr. Rusbridge's SM mini-MRI scanning protocol is updated.
4Penn, Missouri, NCSU, Cornell, and WSU researchers need Grade 3 MVD dogs for beta-blocker medication study.
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