Hi Nancy, Thanks to all who have responded to my request for suggestions on pacing. You know, that is a good suggestion about the chiropractic and acupuncture. We have had acupuncture AND chiropractic on our animals before and I am a believer. I've had them on myself too - works wonders. I will look into that.
Nancy, we live 5 minutes from Michigan State's Veterinary Teaching Hospital, so I am acquainted with a lot of vets who boast a DVM from MSU!!! (One of the top 5 vet schools in the country!) Big Grin!) Best Regards, Laura Stebbins PS I loved your Lymrey Juggernaut "Johnny" in Greensburg. Beautiful boy! ----- Original Message ----- From: Nancy Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 9:03 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Pacing > Hi Laura, > > I'm wondering if some vertebrae are out of alignment, and some spinal > manipulation may be in order. We have a wonderful DVM around here > (Cleveland) whose services are limited to chiropractic, acupunture or > physical therapy. He's excellent and works on dogs and horses. Anyway, it > seems that continual pacing could be the result of compensation for > something out-of-whack somewhere. Since it sounds like the pacing became > more pronounced at an earlier age, I'm not sure whether the shaking back > legs are related or not. If you can find a qualified specialist around > your area that people have used successfully, it might be worth having him > go over the spine and get an evaluation. Acupuncture is another wonderful > tool that is now becoming more accepted and can help relieve physical > difficulties. I guess the key is finding a first rate guy who really knows > what he's doing and not some fly-by-night genious flashing around little > needles. I have to admit, the fact that our specialist can also boast a DVM > from Ohio State doesn't hurt! > > Nancy Douglas > Kexby Cavaliers > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Laura Stebbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 12:39 AM > Subject: [CKCS-L] Pacing > > > Hi List, > Does anyone know much about the pacing gait in Cavaliers? I have a 10 yr > old who paces almost exclusively. I wonder if it is a neurological defect, > or some fault with the way he is put together. When he was younger, he > would pace when he got tired, but now it is almost all the time. He can go > very fast in a pace. (For those who aren't acquainted with it, the pace is > a gait where both legs on one side of the body move forward and backward at > the same time; instead of coming together on one stride, and stretching in > opposite directions on the next. It's a rolling gait, not smooth and > flowing.) > Also, this may be a different, but occasionally, when he is standing still, > his back legs shake. Parkinsons's for dogs? What do you think? I would be > interested to hear your points of view. > > Laura Stebbins > Winbury Cavaliers, Okemos, Michigan > > ========================================================= > "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. > ========================================================= "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.
