RodRussell
Well-known member
Who was it that wrote awhile back about Cavaliers having brains too big for their skulls? Well, maybe some of them do after all.
In a research study -- "Comparison of cerebral cranium volumes between cavalier King Charles spaniels with Chiari-like malformation, small breed dogs and Labradors" -- published in this month's issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice, Hannah Cross, Clare Rusbridge, and Rodolfo Cappello found that Cavaliers do not have a proportionately smaller caudal fossa compared to other small breeds, but that the CKCS's brain is comparatively large.
See details at http://www.cavalierhealth.org/syringomyelia.htm#comparing_the_cerebral_cranium
or http://tinyurl.com/mnmd49
In a research study -- "Comparison of cerebral cranium volumes between cavalier King Charles spaniels with Chiari-like malformation, small breed dogs and Labradors" -- published in this month's issue of the Journal of Small Animal Practice, Hannah Cross, Clare Rusbridge, and Rodolfo Cappello found that Cavaliers do not have a proportionately smaller caudal fossa compared to other small breeds, but that the CKCS's brain is comparatively large.
See details at http://www.cavalierhealth.org/syringomyelia.htm#comparing_the_cerebral_cranium
or http://tinyurl.com/mnmd49