Hey everyone,
I posted here yesterday with a question about a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel breeder I was looking into. After getting a lot of helpful responses and doing additional research, I'm not sure if I should get this breed of dog because of their high risk of health issues.
For anyone who owns a Cavalier, what are your thoughts on this? If I buy from a reputable breeder, does the dog still have a good chance of living a long, high quality life despite health issues?
Does anyone have recommendations for similar breeds? Below is a summary of characteristics I am looking for:
-Small dog (I live in a small apartment in the city)
-Ideally a sweet and affectionate personality
-Ideally has a low risk of health issues
-I would love an active dog I can take on long walks
-I am willing to spend time training the dog, but I also work from home so ideally I would like a dog that isn't extremely hyperactive and would be able to be quiet while I am in meetings, etc. Of course I understand that during the "puppy stage" this will be difficult.
Thanks in advance!
Hi! So I hope I'm ok in posting this, and this is the right sub for it, but basically, I've absolutely fallen in love with this breed, and when the time is right, I would love to adopt a Cavalier of my own! Not sure whether I'll get a boy or a girl, will probably just decide when I go to meet the dogs at the breeder/rescue
My only previous dog experience was a short haired Jack Russel Terrier I had as a kid. Loved him like crazy, but I know he needed a lot of walks and playtime with as much energy as he had. I think Cavaliers aren't as demanding in that regard, but they need a lot more grooming
Anyone have/had this breed before? Advice for someone in my position who's looking to adopt one? Any and all answers appreciated!
I currently leave for work at about 6:30 and might start needing to leave for work at 5:50. I have an hour lunch (12-1pm) which I could visit my dog(work is 7-8min away) I get off at 5 though. I work mon-fri and was wondering if this gave me enough time to interact with the breed to keep them happy. I have enough free time to walk and play with the dog as necessary, and am willing to abandon some/all of my free time to care for a dog. Plz let me know if I'm ok to get this breed or if I should consider another or not own a dog at all.
Hi everyone. We have a 5 year old Cavalier king Charles spaniel male, neutered. He has no other medical conditions (he had gastric issues 2 years ago but it resolved after introducing raw diet). 1 year ago he fell off the bed and at first we thought that he had a concussion as he had nystagmus. He was given medication and it cleared up by the end of the day.
Fast forward to today, I wake up and see that he is in our bed and is just staring at me. I take a closer look and his head is tilted and eyes are moving like crazy. Try to slowly put him down on the ground, he can't sit/stand or anything, head tilting to the side. We drive him to the emergency vet, she confirms that it is (most likely) brianstem compression and the nystagmus is uneven, the right eye moves upwards while the left moves sideways. He is given painkillers, vitamin combo and an anti-inflammatory. Fast forward 12 hours and he is back to normal, no signs of it ever happening.
So basically my question is, has anyone had any similar experience? What is the outcome if the symptoms get more frequent or they get worse? Is it manageable with medication?
We have a 3yo female Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. She's got a great personality and generally deals fairly well with other dogs, she spent a lot of time at a doggy daycare when she was young so she's been around other dogs though doesn't love them.
On and off lead, she is normally fine interacting with dogs at the park or walking around the block. However, if we sit down at the park (e.g. to have a picnic) or stand around outside a shop/sit at a table at a restaurant, she becomes extremely territorial when other dogs walk past or approach: she will growl, bark and try to chase the other dogs away.
Does anyone have advice on where this behaviour might be coming from and how one should try to deal with? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Hi! I am a first time puppy mom. 👋🏼 Doing it solo and woof, it’s challenging! 🙏🏻
My Cavalier has been home with me for 3 weeks and the past few days some of his daytime naps have been reaching 3-4+ hours. He also slept a solid 11hrs straight last night (little dude peed for a solid 10sec when he got to his spot in the morning! 😅). I assume his increased sleep is due to a growth spurt. Any other ideas or concerns?
He also the past few days has been getting to his “time for a nap” level of tired from playing/being awake in about 45-60min, but had previously been relatively okay to play/be awake for 60-90min. I also assume this is from lots of growing and teething and adjusting going on. Any other ideas or concerns?
This past week I started enforced naps in his crate and started following a 1 up/2 down routine. What a game changer! He’s been getting around 18hrs of sleep each day this week after the first two weeks being less structured (oops!). He goes to bed around 7:30p and will sometimes wake around 2:30a then 5:30a for potty breaks, but not always.
Any thoughts or feedback welcome!
(Sorry in advance for the simple English and potentially bad grammar. Not a native speaker.)
By far the toughest week of my life ended with the toughest day of my life as we had to put our dear cavalier away today. Only last Thursday she was acting completely normal. Sitting by my side as I was eating dinner and getting her usual leftovers. Had her daily walk while being as happy as always. Even after being on pills for heart problems for the last 3 years (combined with diuretic pills since the middle of last year). Slept in her open cage by my bed as in the last 11 years. Snoring loudly as these dogs very often do.
All seemed normal as I left for work last Friday. However, when I came back home, she wasn’t even interested in greeting me like she always does. Just laying down while not having touched her food all day. Her belly was making some weird noises, which has happened several times before when she didn’t want to eat, so I thought it would fix itself like it did all the other times. The little food I could get her to eat during the weekend she would puke out.
Took her straight to the vet on Monday morning, where they tell me that she has a very bad uterine inflammation. It’s either to put her away or an expensive and risky surgery to remove the uterine that they don’t really want to do themselves because she has heart problems and they have no heart specialist. So they contact a different vet in a different city and we drive straight over there.
Surgery is successful. Gives us a ton of new pills for her to consume for the next couple of weeks. We are over the moon and it all fells so bright again after having the worst day you could possibly imagine. They also told us that we had to get her to eat some food during the next day or so. No problem, we thought, as this dog really loves food more than anything.
Well, Tuesday went by and we couldn’t get her to eat anything. Prepared all her favorite foods. Chicken, liver pâté, cheese, bread and bites of sausage. Wednesday we were told we had to come back with her to the vet so they could give her intravenous therapy. They take some blood tests of her at the same time, and come back to tell us that her kidneys are not looking great and have not responded well to the surgery. Just like that, we are all crying again.
On Thursday (yesterday) she is at the vet all day getting intravenous therapy to see if there are any improvements only for her kidney values to have risen so high that their equipme
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I posted here yesterday with a question about a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel breeder I was looking into. After getting a lot of helpful responses and doing additional research, I'm not sure if I should get this breed of dog because of their high risk of health issues.
For anyone who owns a Cavalier, what are your thoughts on this? If I buy from a reputable breeder, does the dog still have a good chance of living a long, high quality life despite health issues?
Does anyone have recommendations for similar breeds? Below is a summary of characteristics I am looking for:
-Small dog (I live in a small apartment in the city)
-Ideally a sweet and affectionate personality
-Ideally has a low risk of health issues
-I would love an active dog I can take on long walks
-I am willing to spend time training the dog, but I also work from home so ideally I would like a dog that isn't extremely hyperactive and would be able to be quiet while I am in meetings, etc. Of course I understand that during the "puppy stage" this will be difficult.
Thanks in advance!
