Syringomyelia in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels: Understanding the Silent Pain

Syringomyelia causes fluid-filled cavities to form inside the spinal cord, damaging the nerve tissue around them — and in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, it is almost always tied to a skull-shape issue called Chiari-like malformation. The pain it causes is often silent enough that owners mistake the early signs for something else entirely.Preval...