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21st May 2016, 02:44 PM
#1
Where is Everyone?
When I joined the board, many years ago, it was quite active. What happened? I have been visiting CavTalk a lot, recently, and noticed that the board has grown rather quiet. I usually go on line, during my lunch break, at work, and log on as a guest. Perhaps a lot of users are doing the same thing. (I don't have my password info "saved" on my work PC, so that is why I have to go in as a guest.) Anyway, this board is such a great place to visit and is a wealth of information for our beloved little dog. I hope all is going well for everyone and wish you all a great spring!
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22nd May 2016, 12:35 PM
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Sad it is, I too miss the cavalier boards...now I think that FB has taken over. I think it is our loss as we will miss valuable in site for the answers to special problems that may be asked.
Chuck, Cooper and Nina
Shelter dogs aren't broken. They've simply experienced more life than other dogs. If they were human, we would call them wise. They would be the ones with tales to tell and stories to write. Do not pity a shelter dog. Adopt one.
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22nd May 2016, 02:07 PM
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I was only emailing another board member the other day and we commented on how quiet it has got recently !!
I said the same as Chuck....Facebook is probably the reason. I too think its a crying shame...
When Leo developed MVD I found so much support, advice and information...and when my boy finally succumbed to this terrible disease I gained so much support and kind words from Board members it really helped.
Lets hope people read this and get the messages going again

Mel
Mumma to Leonardo (Leo to his friends)
Waiting at the bridge
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22nd May 2016, 07:15 PM
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It isn't just this community which has suffered but virtually everywhere else too. I find it very sad. I'm trying a new subject out to see if it invokes any interest.
Warmest wishes

Flo & the ByFloSin Boys
Winston Alexande and Little Joe
Birmingham, UK
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23rd May 2016, 03:39 AM
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I too miss everyone and the constant support of this board. I joined when Sydney was first diagnosed with MVD. I was scared and confused and found information, love and support here. All of the dogs here became my dogs in my heart. There are some older or sick dogs that I worry about and wish to know how they are. I don't know how to bring the members back.
Joyce - Proudly owned & loved by
BellaMia (Aug. 30, 2012) My Beautiful Ruby
Milo (Jan. 20, 2014) My Handsome Tri
Sydney (April 16, 2000~April 4, 2012) Always and Forever In My Heart 
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27th May 2016, 12:34 AM
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I'm still around though I wasn't one of the most active users even when I was on the board all the time around 2011-2012. My Blenheim girl is now 5 and healthier than ever. My vet heard a very slight murmur way back when she was only a year old, and it has not progressed in anyway since then. New vets have told me they probably wouldn't notice it if I hadn't told them to listen for it. It's barely at grade 1. Funny how that works. I assumed all my careful research and planning had gone out the window and that it was going to be a death sentence for her. Go figure...
I just got another girl, a Tri. I'll tell you I forgot about how nerve wracking it is having a Cavalier puppy. Particularly the first 2 years of looking out for all the conditions these dogs can develop. I said I wouldn't get another one, now I'm saying this one will be my last, we'll see...
; )
Here's a link to a recent picture of all of us. We live in California now.
http://i64.tinypic.com/2q3dwue.jpg
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27th May 2016, 11:19 AM
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EG93,
I was particularly worried about Syringomyelia after we had Charlie for a few years. But, he lived a great life and only had health issues when he got older (none of them SM related). We gave him joint supplements starting around age 8 (which helped him tremendously). At approximately 11 1/2, he developed dry eye, which required a regular dose of (very expensive) eye drops. And, two weeks shy of his 13th birthday, he passed away (heart related). We miss the little guy dearly. Cavaliers are such a wonderful, sweet breed. We will be getting another puppy (from Virginia), near the end of summer. Hopefully, he/she will be as sweet as his "older brother".
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27th May 2016, 11:24 AM
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BTY, your girls are beautiful! Your Blenheim and our Charlie McFarlie could have been brother and sister they look so much alike!
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27th May 2016, 10:54 PM
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Hi! Thanks so much! I worked with Judy Lyons (PA) the first time around and then recently with Cindy Torgersen of Krystle Cavaliers (VA). She's fabulous--both women are.
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28th May 2016, 11:10 AM
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Here is my favorite picture of Charlie McFarlie, with his sister Shadow. My apologies for showing this one so many times.
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