This is the disease that has been described to me. The presenting symptom was the inability to open the mouth. The dog has life threatening emergencies when he has been vaccinated, and is on steroids most of the time. He is still alive, but still pretty young. Myra
>From: Shiena Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] strange problem >Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 14:48:25 -0600 > >I had a 13 week old pup present with these symptoms. It was Eosinophilic >Myostitus (sp?). I certainly hope this is not what Jan's friends dog has, >it was all down hill from there. Nicky was never able to fight off any >infection or bug that was going around. The things that most normal >healthy dogs are able to combat naturally.. It was a year of endless ear >and eye infections. At one time she caught her toe nail somewhere and we >had not noticed, the next morning she had almost chewed off her entire toe, >you can imagine the problems that followed that incident. Nicky lived >entirely on antibiotics, for 12 months. Eventually after numerous tests >and visits to various vet schools she was euthanised just before her 1st >birthday. It was a dreadful year, it was going back a while (about 10 >years) and while we were in UK, so my exact recollections are faded. >However, I DO remember the name of it, and the way it started out. >Don't know if this is any help, mention it to the vet, see if it helps. > > > >Shiena M Warner >Burnbridge Cavaliers >Aurora CO >[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 2002 by its original author. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.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.
