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. ...
Cheryl: Boy, you have really been through a hard time with Lucky -- he lives up to his name in having someone who cares so deeply about him. I'm glad you have...
Crossposted with permission. Information on the conference is below. This panel session is to allow *everybody* to ask questions of this panel of experts and I...
This was just published -- it gives an interesting and informative insight into what some of the typical symptoms of Chiari feel like to a human sufferer, and...
Hi Karlin Email from Clare asking for pet owners questions this weekend, so I'm planning to type them up and send them to her tomorrow. Only one question per...
In a message dated 10/5/2007 10:44:50 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, wotton12000@... writes: Do you have a question? If so, could you let me have it by...
In a message dated 10/6/2007 5:35:32 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Twinklfsh@... writes: The sooner they do surgery on a dog with SM the better your odds of...
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