Thank you Sandy Liston and Carol Richards. I will go to this link and inform myself. Appreciatively, Laura Stebbins ----- Original Message ----- From: sandy liston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 3:20 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] unexpected death-chorda tendinae
> Thanks to Ms. Gibbs there is a good explanation here: > http://www.ckcs.org.uk/hgibbs1.htm > Hope this helps, > S.Liston > > > --- Laura Stebbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Carol: > > What is the chorda tendinae? > > Laura Stebbins > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Carol Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 10:23 PM > > Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] unexpected death > > > > > > > Pam M. asked: > > > <He was fine at dinner time......started eating and then > > vomited........lost > > > control of his back legs and collapsed on the floor, became limp > > and took > > > his last breath about 15 minutes later on the way to the vet.> > > > > > > Pam, > > > > > > I wonder if this could have been a rupture of a chorda tendineae. > > The > > > Cavalier could have had MVD that they were not aware of. It is > > more > > common > > > with advanced MVD and CHF, but it can also happen with mild MVD. > > This can > > > happen very suddenly with almost no warning. Many regular vets > > misdiagnose > > > this as a stroke, but with Cavaliers I would think that the > > ruptured > > chorda > > > tendineae would be more common than a stroke. The only way to know > > for > > > sure, of course, would be with an autopsy. > > > > > > I am so sorry for your friend. I am sure she is just heartbroken. > > > > > > Carol Richards > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.geocities.com/carolscavaliers/ > > > "My little dog, a heartbeat at my feet." > > > Edith Wharton > > > > > > ========================================================= > > > "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. > > > > ========================================================= > > "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. > > > ===== > Sandy liston > www.iluvcavaliers.net > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > ========================================================= > "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. ========================================================= "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.
