No, I was just answering an inquiry on the list about facial paralysis. Bell's palsy is humans is a form of short term facial paralysis and I was wondering if it affected dogs too. No, thank goodness I don't know a dog with it. Myra
>From: Phyllis Lasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Facial paralysis >Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 18:25:09 EST > >In a message dated 2/24/02 4:58:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > Do dogs get Bell's Palsy? Humans get Bell's palsy which looks awful, >but > > generally clears up in a few days. Myra > > > >There is a condition that is not unknown to Cavalier called myositis. It >is >when the jaw locks and it is a terrible autoimmune condition. Several >years >ago a friends' daugher had a Cavalier with that condition. No vets had the >faintest idea what it was and neither did most of the other breeders I >called >(except Ann Thaeder who remembered reading about it.) I did learn a little >about it in the 2 years they struggled to keep her going, but she >eventually >died of respiratory failure related to the myositis. I hope whatever dog >you >are referring to does not have this problem but if it is a possibility I >can >get you information for the vet to better help in a diagnosis. (The >veterinary hospital they went to, a large facitlity of specialists, seemed >to >think that it was a concern primarily in large dogs like shepards and never >even considered it.) >Phyllis > >========================================================= >"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 2002 by its original author. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ========================================================= "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 2002 by its original author.
