Hi all took my cavalier who is 7years old to the vets for booster & check up Found that she was deaf but her ears was normal also that she has a heart murmur which was not there last year. What can i do to help my girl otherwise is is healthy.

Just out of interest, how did the vet decide she's deaf? There is only one certain method, and very few vets have access to the equipment. Hand-clapping or bell-ringing aren't good enough indicators.

You beat me too it JG! :)

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Jeangenie she clapped her hands once please email me more about the BAER TEST please thank you

The best thing is to read this article. It's primarily aimed at dalmatian owners, but applies to many other breeds too (Australian sheepdogs, border collies, boxers, bull terriers, english setters etc), but I have never heard of a cavalier being affected.

JG there is genetically inherited deafness in cavaliers please see this link

Are you sure about the deafness? It is almost impossible to be sure without the BAER test. (Jeangenie will be able to fill you in on that) Whatever you do, don't wrap her up in cotton wool. Her pleasure in life is almost certainly going out and providing you do not over do it I would continue. Maybe instead of walking on the lead to the park or field where she gets to run free you could take her in the car? This would reduce the exercise a little whilst still giving her the pleasure of a little free running.

Regards, John

Try this link there is also information about heart murmurs etc in cavaliers

Hmm, about 3 years ago I took my then 8-year-old Sheltie to the vet and found out he had a heart murmur.  Very close in the same time period, he started losing his hearing and within 6 months of us noticing his hearing was going down, he was completely deaf.  This isn't hearing loss due to age, but the vets don't know what caused it.  He's now a perfectly healthy 11 year old without any hearing, but I wonder if those 2 are somehow related??  Seems like a far stretch, but has anyone else heard anything about a relation between heart murmurs and deafness?

There's not much I've been able to do for the heart murmur.  If the dog has pretty dirty teeth, cleaning them could help.  The bacteria in a dog's mouth that has bad teeth can sometimes travel down into the heart valves and not allow the valve to close all the way, which is what a heart murmur is.  We had his teeth cleaned, but the murmur is still there slightly.  Mine was an obedience dog for years, so he knows tons of hand signals and is very good reading body language, so the deafness has hardly affected him at all.  He's still a happy, playful boy.

Keep me updated if you find out anything else.