I'm dog-sitting for my daughter's dog, Kathy. I've noticed that Kathy does a lot of "air" scratching while on the leash, and head-rubbing while in the house....
Hi My four year old cavalier, Emma was diagnosed witrh SM last year and had decompression surgery last June. SM is a progressive condition, but is very...
Hi! I'm hoping maybe your experiences can help with my oddball. Not a CKCS, but a 5 1/2 month old Maltese pup. He has some hydrocephalus and probably Chiari...
Jackie, Is your Maltese tiny for her breed? Did she have a soft spot on her head when you got her? The reason I ask these questions is I have a very small...
Bridgette, He's a good sized pup, already 4.2 lbs at 5 1/2 months and a strapping lad. No, he doesn't have an open fontanel. I think he very clearly has some...
Jackie, Tilly will soon be 15 months old. When she had her stroke or seizure, a co-worker of mine told me about her five pound Yorkie. His back legs went out....
Thanks, Bridgette. It is really good to hear that some of them do make it back even when they bottom out. I think we may be a bit more limited since he also...
Hi all, I think I might be seeing signs in my 14 week old cavalier of SM. When I first brought him home he was always scratching at his ears/neck, and would...
Hi and welcome to the group. :^) It isn't true that SM dogs are always mopey and inactive. I have a 2.5 year old male with moderate grade SM who had no...
Hi, My gorgeous Cav Dylan was diagnosed with occipital dysplasia a couple of years ago. He will be 6yrs in Sept. He is having a really bad bout of it at the...
I'm sorry to hear about Dylan's difficulties. Have you tried putting him on frusemide and/or neurontin? Neurontin is good for the pain that causes the...
Hi, Thanks for your reply. We are under a vet at the moment. She has given Dylan 2 painkilling injections so far, not sure what they were. We are going again...
Hi K, You've just described the exact behaviors of my dog, Abbey. She's 4, and about 6 months ago we had her MRId. This came after months of trying to get to...
Hi Jen, thanks for responding. Had she been doing the desribed behaviors since she was a puppy? Was it continuous or off and on? What is the malformation the...
Hi to all, As Dylan is still not improving on 2 x 5g of prednisolone a day. I took in some info and showed the vet about Neurontin. She didn't seem overly...
Paula, I'd encourage you to be VERY firm that you wish to try this for at least two weeks, and if your vet is not willing to give gabapentin a trial, to...
hello, I am new to this group. We have a 4 year old ckcs who has begun to show symptoms of this nasty disorder. Our dog is yelping at variuos times of the day...
Paula: I agree with Karlin. Show these veterinary journal citations to your vet: Syringomyelia: Current Concepts in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment....
One other thing: I do not believe that acetazolamide (Diamox) is inappropriate or archaic, because it does serve to decrease the flow of cerebrospinal fluid,...
Hi Stephen: I think your next step is to see a neurologist, if your vet thinks the difficulty in moving and other symptoms you suspect may be connected to this...
Hi, I am new to this group and new to this disease. I have two CKCS. My oldest is Ali, she is 8 1/2 years old. I have suspected she had SM for a few years ...
We got Abbey when she was 2 yrs old, and noticed symptoms right away. The MRI shows the malformation of her ocipital bone in the back of her skull. She doesn't...
Hi Stephen, I'm curious as to what lead the vet to a UTI and Pancreatitis diagnosis? What SM symptoms are you noticing? I would suggest a MRI is the next step,...
Hi Debbie: I'm sorry to hear of your health problems with Ali. From your description it sounds like this is likely to be SM as you are describing some classic...
Hi, First let me say that our dog is much improved.We finished a course of antibiotics last week and that appears to have done the trick. All the yelping and...
Karlin, Thank you so much for your help. I am really upset. It's late in the evening and Ali can't put any pressure on her left back leg. She is lifting it...
Hi Debbie - Sorry to hear your Ali isn't doing well. :( The leg problems could be related to pain - but the sudden onset makes me think it might be something...
Thank you all for your support and advice. I took Ali to the vets today and he thinks she has a lesion on her cervical spine (upper motor spinal lesion of ...
It could be just as your vet is guessing, but also it could be SM especially if the vet thinks this is 'neck-based'. That is where the syrinxes (fluid pockets)...
I am considering taking Ali to a neurologist. She seems to be in a lot of pain and I don't know what to do for her. Any suggestions?? I took her out again to...
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