Is it safe to give a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel blood?
In a September 2017 article by a team of Italian veterinary blood specialists, they studied 7,414 dogs, including 103 cavalier King Charles spaniels, to determine the potential sensitization risk to dogs receiving blood transfusions consisting of the Dog Erythrocyte Antigen (DEA) 1 blood group.
Can a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel have condylar fractures?
Cavaliers as a breed are not known to be predisposed to this disease. See this veterinary report for details about this disorder in a cavalier. Cavaliers are believed, from research reports, to have a breed predisposition for condylar fractures of the elbow. Most of these injuries occur in immature dogs due to falls.
Can a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel have aortic thromboembolism?
Aortic thromboembolism is rare in other breeds and is not clinically important in most dogs because of adequate collateral circulation. However, it is more common in cavalier King Charles spaniels, as these veterinary reports indicate.
Why was my Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dropped off at the Marina?
The vet surmised a breeder (probably a puppy miller) found that he was useless as a stud dog, and dropped him off at the marina. By this time the lab tests indicated he was heartworm positive and had a number of intestinal parasites.
In a September 2017 article by a team of Italian veterinary blood specialists, they studied 7,414 dogs, including 103 cavalier King Charles spaniels, to determine the potential sensitization risk to dogs receiving blood transfusions consisting of the Dog Erythrocyte Antigen (DEA) 1 blood group.
What kind of disease does the Cavalier have?
IVDD tends to affect cavaliers suddenly and in their later years — after age 5 years — and in the region of their neck. Other consequences of this degeneration are chronic disorders called spondylosis and spondyloarthropathy.
Why does my Cavalier King Charles Spaniel have white spots on his back?
In a November 2000 article, Vienna, Austria veterinary dermatologists diagnosed Cheyletiella dermatitis on the back of a cavalier King Charles spaniel (right) with a two-month long history of excessive itching. They observed white scales on the dog’s back, although the skin looked normal.
Aortic thromboembolism is rare in other breeds and is not clinically important in most dogs because of adequate collateral circulation. However, it is more common in cavalier King Charles spaniels, as these veterinary reports indicate.