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, Cavapoo, King Charles Spaniel
Heredity	autosomal recessive
Duration	1 - 2 weeks after arrival of the sample in the lab