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pedigree dog illnesses

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  • 22-10-2008 7:45pm
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    Sick Bhoy
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    i bought a cav king charles pup over a year ago, this dog shortly afterwards developed epilepsy(thank god for pet insurance) i've since met 3 other owners with the same breed who have the same illness.

    The peril's of interbreeding are decimating the pedigree dog, any other owners noticed similiar type problems ?


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    carwash_2006
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    There was a documentary on BBC about this very topic about 2 months ago. They were focusing a lot on Cavs because they can suffer from a neurological problem because of some of their brains being too large for their skulls

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7569064.stm


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    mary123
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    Never noticed this in cavs have had a few, either my own, rescue or cavs i have fostered. The problem with them i found is usually the heart.


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    golden
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    The condition is called syringomyelia, basically the brain is to big for the skull. It was quite distressing to see the poor ckc on the programme suffer the way it did.


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    Sick Bhoy
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    golden wrote: »
    The condition is called syringomyelia, basically the brain is to big for the skull. It was quite distressing to see the poor ckc on the programme suffer the way it did.

    i thought this was the problem with my mutt, since discovered it is epilepsy.
    very distressing when he is having one of his attack's:(


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    Cheeky Munky
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    Sorry to hear you dog isnt well.

    You should check out www.cavaliertalk.com. They have a section on health issues that are common in cavaliers


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