Could I mention that in this week's DOG WORLD is an Article on SM by Steve Dean ,who is the Veterinary Columnist for DW .
It is really worth a read.
He mentions the recent Veterinary Papers just Published about this Problem,and how Research is tackling the Disease.
He mentions the difficulties that the Researchers are encountering ,but that they don't negate the Association between Chiari Like Malformation and SM ,since there is a 61%chance of a Dog developing Syrinxeswhere CLM exists.
He further quotes from the Paper, that a Chiari Like Malformation of the Skull is a Heavily associated Factor with the Disease.
In the Third Paper he quotes ,that it could be the Relative Size of the Cavalier Brain its'self .
He goes onto say that ,that it could be considered essential to remove Cavaliers with Clinical signs of SM ,but can the Cavalier Breed go further, suggests that MRI Scanning can be a benefit for CKCS Breeding Stock,but that this Disease has to have more Research done ,including on the Genetic Front.
My question is now ,what is causing Cavaliers to have Larger Brains?
It is really worth a read.
He mentions the recent Veterinary Papers just Published about this Problem,and how Research is tackling the Disease.
He mentions the difficulties that the Researchers are encountering ,but that they don't negate the Association between Chiari Like Malformation and SM ,since there is a 61%chance of a Dog developing Syrinxeswhere CLM exists.
He further quotes from the Paper, that a Chiari Like Malformation of the Skull is a Heavily associated Factor with the Disease.
In the Third Paper he quotes ,that it could be the Relative Size of the Cavalier Brain its'self .
He goes onto say that ,that it could be considered essential to remove Cavaliers with Clinical signs of SM ,but can the Cavalier Breed go further, suggests that MRI Scanning can be a benefit for CKCS Breeding Stock,but that this Disease has to have more Research done ,including on the Genetic Front.
My question is now ,what is causing Cavaliers to have Larger Brains?