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This is a question about my dog. I have a Cavalier King
Charles Spaniel. She is 5 years old and lives with a cat. The last 8 months she has appeared deaf. We can open a bag of chips by her ear while she sleeps and she doesn't move until she smells it. Now she is very depressed. She just lays around. I take her out for walks, take her outside, pick her up to sit next to me. I love on her alot. But she usually goes and lays in the bathroom and sleeps. Any ideas?

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October 3 10:55 AM (14 minutes and 37 seconds later)
         
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It may be that she has a deep ear infection that is impacting her hearing. This may also be making her feel 'down' and that is the reason that she is going to the bathroom floor to be quiet.
I think you need to have her in to see the vet to see if there is anything you can do to make her feel better.
The breed does have a hereditary defect of progressive deafness. You can read about this here
http://www.cavalierhealth.org/deafness.htm
another possibility is a mucous plug in the ears which you can read about here
http://www.cavalierhealth.org/psom.htm
You need to see your vet with your pet and talk to him about the hereditary diseases as well as plain old ear infections.
If your dog is deaf there are training methods to work with her to help get the two of you back in good communication. This site and many others can give you good ideas on how to work with her if she is deaf
http://www.deafdogs.org/
Hope this helps you!

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October 3 11:12 AM (17 minutes and 8 seconds later)
         
Reply to Nancy Holmes's Post: I can't thank you enough. This answers the other question I had. She scratches only as she walks. Everything I am reading that you gave me sounds like her. I am making a copy of this and taking it to my vet. She has been seeing the vet constantly regarding this and they have no answers. If you would like, I can tell you what happens. Again, thanks so much.
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