Episodic falling (EF)

LABOKLIN Service ID: 8202

Episodic falling is a neurological disorder found in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. Episodes are triggered by exercise, stress or excitement and are characterised by stiffness throughout thoracic and pelvic limbs resulting in a characteristic ‘deer-stalking’ position and/or collapse. Clinical symptoms are variable in onset (between fourteen weeks and four years of age) and severity.

Method	FLP
Breed list	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Heredity	autosomal recessive
Duration	1 - 2 weeks after arrival of the sample in the lab