Hi Truss, As you have seen from all the other answers to your post, there are/can be many reasons for facial paralysis.
I had a puppy that I placed that had facial paralysis a couple of hours after receiving his shots. The vet gave the vaccine in the back of the neck, and evidently came too close to certain nerves connecting to the head and face. The problem self-resolved after several days. Also, to be considered are insect (especially spider) bites. Hope by the time you read this all will be well again. Please let us know the outcome. Darlene Petralia, Gray Stone Cavaliers Ballston Lake, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Truus Bennett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 8:58 PM Subject: [CKCS-L] Facial paralysis Has anyone ever had or heard of a cavalier with facial paralysis? A friend of mine called today and told me her cavalier has facial paralysis, he can't close one eye, he can swallow but can't get the food to the back of his throat so she has to feed him. The vet put him on thyroid medication and a low dosage of prednisone. She has asked me to post this question....if anyone had that problem with a dog, what was the treatment and did the dog recover? Please email me privately so that I can pass the information on to her. Truus Bennett =================== "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=T%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=T%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. ========================================================= "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.
