Cavaliers are Worth Saving!

One of the sweetest, most gentle, loving canine breeds on earth - the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel - are being bred to live a painful, debilitating, and very short life. There are two diseases infiltrating Cavaliers due to negligent breeding practices: Syringomeylia ("SM") and Mitral Valve Disease ("MVD"). Why would anyone other than an evil psycho want to hurt innocent dogs intentionally? The answer, greed. Breeders of Cavaliers can sell them for thousands of dollars. I bought my beloved Trisha for $1,800 seven years ago from Willow Springs Kennels in Quakertown, PA. During a recent scan of the company website, they are now being sold for over $3,000 per pup. And because symptoms of disease don't usually surface before the age of three, breeders continue to get away with it.

Grim Breed Statistics

According to a radiologist at the Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center in Levittown, PA, 95% of the Cavaliers she sees have some form of SM - ALMOST THE ENTIRE BREED! According to the Cavalier King Charles Info Center, nearly 100% of all Cavaliers will develop MVD by age 10. This is a breed in crisis!

About Trisha's Diary

I recently lost my Cavalier, Trisha. Like many Cavaliers, she was dealt a very bad hand and led a compromised life. She had severe SM -diagnosed at 2.5 years - and MVD, which was diagnosed at 4. She died before her 8th birthday from her multiple health issues and years of prednisone and other medications used to control her symptoms. Many people said Trisha "hit the lottery" with me because I was willing and financially able to care for her and give her the best quality of life possible. I actually feel that I was the lucky one. She was my daily dose of simple, pure joy.

As a self-employed marketing consultant, I'm committed to using all my marketing arsenal to shed light on irresponsible breeding practices. Having cared for a pup with SM and MVD, I will offer tips and education through this blog and encourage others to do the same. Social media and public relations efforts will follow. Together, we can put a stop to this silent form of cruelty. In memory of Trisha and the thousands of Cavaliers who lost their precious little lives prematurely and their heartbroken owners, let's weed-out GREED and see healthy, happy dogs chasing squirrels well into their senior years.