Bet Hargreaves has asked me to crosspost this post for her, as she has hoped to start some discussion and thinking about this campaign. The magazine is Dog's...
Hello. Our 3 year old Maltese was recently diagnosed with SM, and my research on the subject has taken me to this support group. So, I hope you don't mind an...
Hello Kathy and welcome! I'm sorry your Spring has been diagnosed with SM. :( My Cavalier, Rory, was diagnosed a year and a half ago. I tried acupuncture and...
Thank you, Kendall. I am glad to hear that Rory is doing so well. Spring was prescribed Methylprednisolone + Omeprazole, which have not set well with her and...
Hi, I just wanted to check in and see if anyone else had this experience. I've had Lucky who is 2 years old and probably has SM but can't be MRI'd on...
My CKCS Syringomyelia Infosite can be reached at either www.sm.cavaliertalk.com or www.smcavalier.com. The latter is a bit easier to type in and remember. :) ...
Released today, posted with permission. Many thanks to Sandy Smith whose generous donations have helped make this work possible. <<SYRINGOMYELIA NEWS April/May...
Kathy, I have a Maltese that was recently diagnosed also. He will be two in July, but first developed hind limb weakness last September (when he was just over...
Dear Mary: I am sorry to hear that Baxter has SM. It's heartbreaking. Did you see a veterinary neurologist? I think that the more information that you...
Hi, Kathy, thanks for your reply. We did see a veterinary neurologist just last week, he is the one that gave me the SM diagnosis. I know that an MRI is the...
Hi Mary and welcome to the list. A lot of SM dogs never scratch at all so it wouldn't be unusual for you not to have seen this symptom; it is the symptom which...
Karlin, Thank you so much for your reply, and thank you for the welcome. I relieves me to hear that others don't feel surgery to be the "must do" option -...
I have a sweet Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who just turned 3 last week. I adopted her from a rescue 6 months ago. I just learned about SM yesterday for the...
Good luck, Krista, with your new baby and her problem. I can certainly relate. We only had Ronnie for one week before we realized that he had SM. Surgery...
Michelle - What a fantastic picture of Ronnie! He looks so happy and painfree! I have many similar pictures of Rory. My Rory is 15 months post-op and doing...
I wanted to post an update for the group on Lucky. He is now about 2 and a half and probably has SM but couldn't complete his MRI due to a life threatening...
Cheryl I am really pleased to hear that neurontin is helping Lucky. I think that if neurontin has helped the attacks it will probably carry on doing so. It's...
Cheryl, So glad to hear that Lucky is doing better. My cavalier, Daisy, also had a complete personality change once she started to show signs of SM. Daisy...
Bella just turned 3 a week ago. After I made the appointment to see the neurologist at UW-Madison Veterinary School for May 8th, I found myself trying to deny...
well, Ronnie was getting worse and worse. He would cry at night and had such a hard time sleeping. He liked spending all his time in the snow. Something...
Ronnie certainly looks happy now. I am so glad to hear that surgery is a viable option for a 3 year old. I am wondering if you had any urinating in the house...
We have always had the occasional "accident" from both our dogs, one of whom doesn't have SM. This symptom doesn't surprise me though because they get so...
We have never been able to house train our Maltese, Spring (age 3). Our neuro vet, Dr. Berry, informed us that this is one of the symptoms of SM. It occurs to...
In a message dated 5/6/2007 11:41:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, katjura@... writes: We still have not hit upon the right combination of medicine to keep ...
Hello, Woody (the wonder dog) is seven years old and had surgery for SM three years ago. He's doing very well, no medications....overall quite healthy. We...
I have just learned that Ger Connor -- the last of the two brothers who established the Ronnoc kennel in Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, Ireland, which produced...
I've posted about my dog Lucky several times. He is 2 years old and began having agression issues with another one of my dogs at about 8- 9 months of age and...
First, let me thank those of you who emailed support, I really appreciate it immensely. I've had a very busy day at my day job and just got home a bit ago. ...
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