jacies
Well-known member
Hi, where I walk my dogs is a very popular lakeside circuit and we get to meet lots of other dogs every day, quite a number of them being Cavaliers. We always stop and talk and particularly as Chaos is usually in her stroller she attracts a lot of attention.
Yesterday we met a lady with a 12 week old black and tan puppy and I asked her where she had got her. She said she had seen an advert in the pet shop and got him from a local person. I told her about Chaos having SM and she had never heard of it although she said she had had Cavaliers before with heart problems. I explained the symptoms so that she would be aware of them because if I had known about SM I would have realised years before that Chaos did not have fleas or hated her coat etc.
Today, I met another lady who had two 2 year old Cavaliers and she had not heard of SM either.
My question is, do you think I am doing the right thing discussing SM with Cavalier owners? After that TV programme quite a number of people with other breeds of dogs that I meet have heard of it.
Judy
Yesterday we met a lady with a 12 week old black and tan puppy and I asked her where she had got her. She said she had seen an advert in the pet shop and got him from a local person. I told her about Chaos having SM and she had never heard of it although she said she had had Cavaliers before with heart problems. I explained the symptoms so that she would be aware of them because if I had known about SM I would have realised years before that Chaos did not have fleas or hated her coat etc.
Today, I met another lady who had two 2 year old Cavaliers and she had not heard of SM either.
My question is, do you think I am doing the right thing discussing SM with Cavalier owners? After that TV programme quite a number of people with other breeds of dogs that I meet have heard of it.
Judy