Occipital bone hypoplasia with foramen magnum obstruction and secondary syringomyelia
(SM) is a common condition in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (CKCS) that is similar to …

Simple Summary Brachycephalic dogs are affected by respiratory disorders related to
abnormal anatomic conformation that can significantly affect their general health and quality …

A number of dog breeds suffer from welfare problems due to extreme phenotypes and high
levels of inherited diseases but the popularity of such breeds is not declining. Using a survey …

Objectives: This study was designed to test the hypothesis that pain associated with
syringomyelia in dogs is dependent upon size and involvement of the dorsal part of the …

Syringomyelia (SM) is a spinal cord disease that can cause neuropathic pain in dogs. The
pathogenesis of SM secondary to Chiari-like malformation (CM) has been the focus of …

Chiari-like Malformation (CM) and secondary syringomyelia (SM), as well as their analogous
human conditions, is a complex developmental condition associated with pain and …

Figure 1—Midsagittal T2-weighted magnetic resonance images of a healthy small-breed
dog (A) and a dog with caudal occipital malformation syndrome (COMS; B). Notice that in the …

Objectives: The objectives of the study were (1) to report the incidence of Chiari‐like
malformation and syringomyelia in a normal French cavalier King Charles spaniel breeding …

Craniocervical junction abnormality (CJA) is a term that encompasses a number of
developmental anatomical aberrations at the region of the caudal occiput and first two …

Several neurological syndromes have been described in Cavalier King Charles spaniels
and many of the conditions have similar clinical signs. The current knowledge of these …