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A dog with degenerative myelopathy often stands with its legs close together and may not correct an unusual foot position due to a lack of conscious proprioception. Canine degenerative myelopathy, also known as chronic degenerative radiculomyelopathy, is an incurable, progressive disease of the canine spinal cord that is similar in many ways to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Symptoms include liver and kidney failure and vasculitis. [10] Lyme disease* is a disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, a spirochaete, and spread by ticks of the genus Ixodes. Symptoms in dogs include acute arthritis, anorexia and lethargy. There is no rash as is typically seen in humans. [11]
Distal muscular dystrophy, also called distal myopathy, is essentially any muscle disease that preferentially affects the hands and/or feet, a much less common pattern than proximal muscle weakness.
Canine degenerative myelopathy; Cerebellar abiotrophy - Disease in dogs and horses, missing info on cats, cattle, sheep, pigs. Cerebellar hypoplasia (non-human) - Disease in dogs and cats, missing info on cattle. Unreferenced, stub. Congenital vertebral anomaly - Disease in dogs and cats, including: Block vertebrae; Butterfly vertebrae ...
Degenerative lumbosacral stenosis; Canine degenerative myelopathy; Demodex injai; Demodicosis; Dental caries (non-human) Dermoid sinus; Diabetes in dogs; Canine discoid lupus erythematosus; Canine distemper; Distichia; Dog pox
Canine distemper is a viral disease caused by the canine distemper virus, or CDV, according to VCA Animal Hospitals. It can infect dogs, as well as other animals – including wolves, foxes ...
Any dog can be affected, but this problem is more common in large and giant dog breeds with deep chests. Great Dane: 39% of them are going to develop bloat during their lifetime. German Shepherd
Botulism is very rare in dogs and usually follows feeding on carrion. [5] Symptoms include weakness, difficulty eating, acute facial nerve paralysis, and megaesophagus. Compared to other species, dogs and cats are relatively resistant to botulism. [6] Dancing Doberman disease primarily affects the gastrocnemius muscle in Dobermans.