So, Rosanne, is she on any medication right now? G ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosanne Cleveland-King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 6:36 AM Subject: [CKCS-L] Hydrocephalus, again
>I have a puppy girl who is twelve weeks old with hydrocephalus, but totally asymptomatic at this point. She is quite small but has a very domed head and her eyes are quite wide apart. She still has a bit of an open fontanel. I had her head xrayed and her brain was very large. I certainly don't expect her to live years, but would like to know your experiences with this condition. < I have received several different, very interesting, private posts from people about this condition. I want to point out that hydrocephalus is not the same thing as having an open fontanel. My puppy has an open fontanel, and from what I know, that often goes along with hydrocephalus. Conversely, having an open fontanel does not mean that you have hydrocephalus, often they close on their own. Puppies with hydrocephalus usually look different, have a more domed skull, very wide set eyes, look unthrifty (very small), etc. I have attached a link to an interesting article I found on canine hydrocephalus. I will say, that since this little girl is totally asymptomatic, I will not put her down, as suggested. She is potty trained at 12 weeks, runs, eats, plays, knows her name and some other commands, etc. She deserves to have a life until she loses quality of that life. http://www.upei.ca/~cidd/Diseases/nervous%20system%20disorders/hydrocephalus .htm I still look forward to your private replies on your own experience. By private, I mean just that, it will stay that way, I will not be passing your name along to anyone! Rosanne ========================================================= "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.
