Our little Bertie, who was 8 in May had been diagnosed with SM/CM (by MRI scan) at the age of 2 and a half but had shown no symptoms.... well until now...
I approached our vet with these symptoms and to my horror the vet we saw said that he had very little knowledge of the illness. I left photocopies of Bertie's scans from 2009 and 2010 with him and he did internet/Vet journal research and got back to me the day after.
I'm pleased to say that after a trail with gabapentine Bertie's symptoms have been supressed and he's a much happier dog... and he will continue with this treatment until symptoms dictate that it is altered...
I'm horrified that there are still vets out there that do not comprehend this illness. We have been with this practice for 9 years now, however the vet that saw us through this illness first time around with our Jake from 2009 - 11 is no longer with the practice and subsequent vets to the practice do not have the same insight in to SM/CM as this vet did.
It appears that this vet has taken all on board..... Has anyone had this experience when the vet gives you a blank look when you are asking questions/putting forward symptoms. Fortunately I had the MRI images to back up my questions and the vet did the right thing and found out about the illness... What would have happened if neither of us knew anything...????