Dear Ellen: I'll take a stab at providing a possible answer to your "lesion" query. It sounds to me like Ulcerative Eosinophilic Stomatitis. This means that tissue is ulcerated and infiltrated with cells called eosinophils (a white blood cell that normally move into areas of inflammation, possibily due to an allergic reaction to a parasite.) There is no evidence of a genetic base for this disorder and is very difficult to find a cause or cure for. Cases may or may not resolve on their own without treatment and conversely, may or may not respond to treatment with corticosteriods (prednisone). Cats suffer a similar disorder called eosinophilic granuloma (believed to be immune-mediated).
I'm not positive, but if you check our Canadian Club Health Articles, I believe we have our Health Committee Report on this subject posted there. Address is: http://www.candog.com/cavaliers/ Good luck. I At 01:05 PM 1/2/02 EST, you wrote: >Request for information/experience: > Has anyone ever had a cavalier diagnosed with small red/pink lesions on >the soft palate? One of our pups has this, scratch biopsy indicated >inflammation, no other symptoms presently. This was noted during anesthesia >for spaying. Puppy is 9 months old. Any info shared would be appreciated. >Ellen Poti >Avia Cavaliers >Dayton, Ohio,USA > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. > > Pat Barrington - Barrington Cavaliers (Southern Ontario-Canada) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
