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Some dog breeds are extra susceptible to degenerative myelopathy, including German shepherds, collies, Siberian huskies [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Labrador retrievers, Belgian shepherds, and kerry blue terriers.
Affected Breeds
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Multiple Sclerosis Overview
Multiple Sclerosis Overview
Managing Degenerative Myelopathy in Dogs
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A fellow Suite101 health author, Elaine Moore, told me approximately a neurological muddle that has stricken her dog, Buddy. It resembles multiple sclerosis in that it could be autoimmune in ecology, and it also destroys the protective myelin tissue that covers the nerves. Degenerative myelopathy appears to affect older dogs and it ravages their muscle coordination, primarily in the hind limbs.
older dogs (5 + years)originally slow to develop and not always obvious to vet or caretakerlack of coordination in the hind limbsweakness in hind limbscan be unilateral (one-sided) or affect either sidesDegenerative Myelopathy progresses to a point where a dog can no longer walk (several months to a year afterward onset)
Overview
For further reference: more information about MS, check out the Multiple Sclerosis Suite.
Veterinarians test dogs as degenerative myelopathy along premier verdict out other diseases. X-rays may be done. A neurological exam can resolve harmed reflexes and muscle tone caused along damaged nerves. A spinal pat may be done.
Prognosis
There namely currently not characteristic, conclusive treatment to stop the progression. Because dogs' lives are shorter than humans', degenerative myelopathy has a proportionally shorter lesson of progression. multiple sclerosis can progress slowly (although no forever) over several decades, but DM tends to maim within a year. Hopefully veterinary science will develop disease-modifying drugs similar to those accustomed for MS to slow alternatively hault the progression of this insidious disease. The hope, like for entire neurological disorders, namely to ascertain a remedy.
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