Author: Cavalier Matters

Happy 17th Birthday to our most beautiful, perfect and handsome boy.

Dougall arrived at Castle Castle almost 17yrs ago, together with his best friend Molly. Dougall was a playful, loving and cheeky puppy. He grew into the perfect companion with a huge, kind heart, sharing his Castle with other unfortunate rescue Cavaliers along the way.

Dougall has developed many skills over the years including qualifying as a famous doctor. Lovely Little Miss Lulu is his latest sweetheart; she has settled beautifully into Castle life sharing some of the daily duties.

Dougall and Molly are the inspiration behind Cavalier Matters charity. The very reason it was formed was due to the experiences dealing with both Molly and Dougall’s diagnoses (CM and CM/SM – Syringomyelia) and the struggle to understand these complicated conditions. At that time there was very little information.

We treasure every moment with our very special senior.

Our patron, Clare Rusbridge said in an interview for The Guardian that dog breeds must be ‘rebooted’ to halt health problems. It was the 8th most popular article of the day. You can read the full article here.

Prof. Clare Rusbridge, leading expert on Chiari-like Malformation (CM) and Syringomyelia (SM) (CM/SM) in Cavaliers, has launched a new YouTube channel for a series of bite sized videos on this painful disease.

We have a page containing all the videos, please view it here.

MCADD: Medium-chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency

A serious new genetic disorder has been found in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Please see the page about this here.

Did you know… wherever you are, UK or worldwide, you can now get advice from neurology specialist Clare Rusbridge?

WEAR Referrals has introduced a tele-consult service for neurology. This means that regardless of your location, you can always be referred to Clare Rusbridge – the European and RCVS Specialist in Neurology. This service gives owners a useful overview to consider what treatment options are available and whether a full referral is right for their pet – without the stress of travel.

To learn more about the service and arrange a neurology tele-consult, veterinary professionals can use the online referral form here.