cassie cavalier king charles with syringomeyelia

cassie is 18mths old and has been diagnoised with sm, i have posted this video to help other owners who may be worried about the symtons of sm, cassie also shows other signs ie neck/air scratching, and some yelping, at all other times she is full of life and still enjoys playing with her ball and long walks, she is a much loved member of our family its just so devastating she has sm, i hope posting this video will help other owners

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• cavalier
• king
• charles
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[cosmic4peace]

i am getting worried about my puppy, she does this face rubbing a fair bit, and scratches her neck often, she sometimes welps when we pick her up, so just monitering her i hope i am just paranoid and that she will be fine :)

[nett1971]

hi

not to worry you but this was what casssie was like from a small puppy when i started to get concerned about how she was. if you have her insured take her to the vets and they will refer her for an mri scan which is covered by your insurance. this is the only true way of telling if she has this or not.. some dogs do not get severe with this condition and can lead quite a good quality of life, please let me know how you get on i wish you all the best..

[cosmic4peace]

Thanks for your advice that was realy kind of you, she is insured with full cover, even with a lifetime problem she is covered, thank goodness!!, may i ask what have you done to help cassie? are they going to relieve her symptoms with the surgery? let me know thanks, i will get back and let you know what the vet will say, its good to have someone out there who can understand :)

[nett1971]

hi

we have decided agaist surgery as it will not cure her or stop the symtons she already has, it is a very abusive surgery and some other people we know had it done on their dog and the dog suffered and it made no difference at all, we are just enjoying her and hoping she will not get any worse!! as long as she is still playing with her ball i know shes alright we will cross that bridge when it comes, please let me know how you get on best of luck with everything xx

[Sayhi2Hebe]

AWW. Is she your dog?

I am so sad for you. I saw the pedigree dogs exposed show and it has changed my view on dogs forever. I have always been a huge lover of dogs and also a fan of Crufts but now i hate those stuck up snobs with their poxy breed standard. But yeah, i really do feel sorry for owner and dog. if there's anything i can do, subscribe, message, i'll do it. :D

[nett1971]

thankyou for you message i will thankyou xx

[mrlondonlover]

this is what happens when greedy breeders breed mother & son dogs. So sad! Good luck to you and your lovely dog. Hopefully the programme on BBC1 the other night has sent out a clear message to anyone that is thinking of buying a puppy whether it be Cavalier or whatever breed. These scum breeders who are inbreeding these dogs are destroying families and need to be caught & prosecuted!

[bamapg]

After seeing the ABC video we had our Cavalier checked and were advised to gat an MRI. We found out Friday that our dog does have SM and it is a "dramatic case". We started medication and after the Holidays will have to decide what is the best course ofa ction. Our dog is 2 years old. If I was looking for a Cavalier now I would not even consider one from a breeder that could not show a clear MRI of both parents. The MRI and spinal tap is expensive -- about $2400.0 but worth it.

[LucretziaVampyre]

get a shelter dog.

[janoota]

People that breed dogs like this need to go to prison or be shot!

[Eddmarrmadd]

I am not sure if you are still getting e-mails on your Cassie, but we have a lovely

16 month old who had an MRI a few months ago after scratching episodes but no pain or any other symptoms. It showed a mild Occipital Dysplasia but no SM. Meds given were Gabapentin which did not help. So another Neurologist suggested no meds and see what give. So she scratches but is very lively and

we hope this doesn't turn into SM. If you know anything else let me know.

Hoping Cassie is fine as a good CKCS is.

[faroreswind]

Thank you for posting this. My baby is a 6 month old ruby who has recently been having episodes of scratching on her neck and I am hoping that this is not a sign of SM. She has been deemed healthy by our vet with no parasites or ear infection, so I worry.. She just woke up to a scratching fit as I finished typing this! I hope your dog has many happy and pain free years ahead, and I hope my little Rosie and other Cavaliers do too. They truly are one of the sweetest breeds in the world.

[rozymisty]

wow i thought after seeing the breeding show on ABC that the signs were teh scratching. Ours does the scratching and im praying that its just a skin irritation, but now that ive seen these clips whre they rub their heads on the floor, i thought that was just a play/attention seeking thing, coz our maltese cross does this and starts playing....

[yummumdon]

I would never consider breeding from any of my dogs, unless I was 100% certain neither he or the mate were absoloutely healthy, it's just irresponsible breeding otherwise...I wish more Cavi breeders would wake up to their respnsibilities with these wonderful dogs

[yummumdon]

My youngest cavi Dylan, now 14mnths has I fear this awful condition...he rubs himself along the carpet often & is very sensitive around his ears & neck. He is fine on the lead & pulls like mad, it's just when he's stroked around his neck & ears. I am having his ears checked 1st to rule out Primary Secretory Otitis Media (PSOM), But it doesn't look good for my little one...he is the 5th cavi I have had over the years, my 1st tri-colour & I adore him, as I have all my boys.

[jaoenjdfsdf]

what kind of episodes? because im getting worried about my cavalier.. she has almost all the symptoms

[axleh]

that's how Chester started but he is still alive and living comfortably with 4 mthly episodes.He is 5 yrs old.Good luck Nancy