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Originally Posted by Nicki

It appears that the long awaited BVA/KC MRI scheme may be delayed.

First proposed in early 2008, and now nearly completed, it appears that many of the regional club health representatives are recommending that it be rejected

It is difficult to know quite what is going on, as it appears that details are being guarded as if the subject is covered by the Official Secret Acts.

It appears that even to ask when a meeting between the KC and Cavalier Clubs Health Liaison

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It has been almost one year since Ella was diagnosed with SM. Part of me is so thankful she made it to Christmas and then the other part is scared if this is the last Christmas we will have together. No one wants to read sad stories and part of loving a dog comes, with the inevitable part of saying goodbye. Ella is only 4 years old and I never expected to be hoping for one more year. I know I can not dwell on the “what if” and celebrate each day I have with her but I have to think of when she is ...

This is a blog on what can be a sensitive and very emotive subject for the owner of a much loved dog.

It is in the nature of all of us to avoid thinking about situations that will hurt and grieve us, but I hope that UK cavalier owners will just take a little time to read this.

Cavaliers as a breed have a great many health problems, and researchers and responsible breeders are struggling to give puppies that are yet to be born the chance of a pain free future.
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Dr Imelda McGonnell, Senior Lecturer in Anatomy and Developmental Biology, gave a fascinating presentation entitled " Analysis of Occipital Bone Development in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels."

I have written as best I can what I understood of her talk, but remember that I am not a vet so please do not take anything in these blogs as gospel.

Imelda posed the question " How do you generate changes in the skull"

The occipital skull is ...