If you think your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel may be demonstrating any of the actions shown in the video above, please take him to the vet immediately. Warning: You may find this distressing to watch The following video gives some clear examples of dogs displaying these behaviors. Severe pain in the head, neck and shoulders – causing the dog to yelp.phantom scratching (near but not on the neck).Symptoms vary widely, but include the following: Symptoms will be exagerated when he is excited, sleeping or just waking up, or with atmospheric pressure changes in the weather. If your pup has syringomyelia, it will often become evident from about 6 months old. So what does that mean for the lives of the dogs who are suffering from it’s effects? Symptoms There is a mis-match between the size of the brain and the skull. To put it simply, King Charles Spaniels heads are too small for their brains, which is damaging their brain and the spinal column connected to it. This is not an easy concept to understand if you are not familiar with fairly complex biology, so let’s take a step back. The variable pressure created by the abnormal flow of Cerebrospinal fluid creates cavities in the spinal cord. Not enough roomĭistressingly, this has resulted in the back of the dog’s head being too small to accommodate the cerebellum.īecause it’s brain doesn’t fit where it is supposed to, it squeezes through the hole at the back of the skull.īlocking the flow of cerebrospinal fluid down the spinal cord. The problem has arisen because of the way that these little dogs have been deliberately selectively bred to have a small head. The condition occurs when fluid filled cavities develop in the top of the spinal cord, near the brain. You may have heard that King Charles’ Spaniels can have a problem with the pressure in their brain.
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