As you all know, we have been having a week long heat wave here with temperatures over 100 degrees. Well it has had an effect on Riley so much so that i had to take him to the Vet yesterday. His breathing has been very irregular with him breathing sometimes upwards of 100 breaths per minute. The norm is around 30. The vet checked him over especially his heart to make sure that it wasn't related to any heart problems. Thank goodness his heart sounded normal. The vet contacted Dr. Glass who said he felt it could be from the syringomyelia and the side effects of the prednisone. He didn't want to change any of his medications at thins time. During the exam, the vet also found that Riley has mineral deposits in his eyes. You can clearly see them in his eyes and they loo like white spots on his eyes. They are not painful and there is no treatment. The usual course is that they grow to certain point and then just stop. In some cases they can go away on their own. They won't lead to complete blindness , but may affect his vision. So pretty much if cavaliers can get it, Riley has it!!!!!
This is a picture of a "cooling" bed that we got for Riley. We just filled it with water this morning. It has some type of foam in it that keeps the bed very cool and might help Riley as he really has trouble with the heat. It is very much like a water bed. I wouldn't mind having one myself :)
Hope everyone is enjoying their summer. It is flying by way too fast.
Stay cooooooooool.
