rtroxel
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According to an article recently posted in the Durham Times (UK), Cavaliers are subject to two common hereditary ailments:
"The most common hereditary conditions are heart disease and Chiari Malformation or Syringomyelia, known as CM/SM, which is caused when the dog’s skull is too small for its brain and leads to fluid-filled cavities that destroy the spinal cord. Durham resident Marie Carter recently discovered that her seven-year-old Cavalier, Sophie, has a heart murmur and has added her voice to the thousands calling on the Kennel Club to act.
She said: 'Eighty per cent of Cavaliers have some form of MV (mitral valve) disease before they are eight-years-old which is obviously extremely high compared to ten per cent of all dogs suffering from heart disease.'"
The complete article can be read here:
http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/news/1...b_action_over_hereditary_disease_in_spaniels/
Has anyone here had any experience with these Cavalier ailments?
Roy and Jean
(and Fred and Ginger)
"The most common hereditary conditions are heart disease and Chiari Malformation or Syringomyelia, known as CM/SM, which is caused when the dog’s skull is too small for its brain and leads to fluid-filled cavities that destroy the spinal cord. Durham resident Marie Carter recently discovered that her seven-year-old Cavalier, Sophie, has a heart murmur and has added her voice to the thousands calling on the Kennel Club to act.
She said: 'Eighty per cent of Cavaliers have some form of MV (mitral valve) disease before they are eight-years-old which is obviously extremely high compared to ten per cent of all dogs suffering from heart disease.'"
The complete article can be read here:
http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/news/1...b_action_over_hereditary_disease_in_spaniels/
Has anyone here had any experience with these Cavalier ailments?
Roy and Jean
(and Fred and Ginger)