Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Management Degenerative Myelopathy (DM), sometimes referred to as CDRM (Chronic Degenerative RadiculoMylopathy), is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease characterized by a general lack of coordination of muscle movements in the pelvic limbs. Dogs...
A cataract is any opacity or loss of transparency of the lens of the eye. A normal lens, which sits behind the pupil, is transparent and focuses light onto the retina. The retina sends the...
Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Management Mitral Valve Dysplasia (MVD) is also known as Mitral Valve Disease, Mitral Valve Disorder, Mitral Valve Malformation, Mitral Dysplasia, Mitral Systolic Murmur, Cardiac Valve Disease (CVD), Endocardiosis, Atrioventricular...
Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Management The symptoms of Mitral Valve Dysplasia (MVD) vary depending on the stage of the disease. Four stages of MVD have been described: Stage A identifies patients at high...
Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Management Dogs affected with Mitral Valve Dysplasia (MVD) may opt for expensive and risky heart surgery. It is possible to replace the defective mitral valve; surgical replacement of heart...
Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Management Dogs affected with Mitral Valve Dysplasia (MVD) require special care. Attention to dental care, diet and exercise that reduce strain on the hearts and vital organs of of...
Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Management Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease characterized by a general lack of coordination of muscle movements in the pelvic limbs. Dogs affected slowly lose control and...
Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Management Standardized medical treatment guidelines currently do not exist for patients diagnosed with Degenerative Myelopathy (DM), and unfortunately, there is no cure for DM. Because there seems to be...
Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Management Due to the lack of standardized medical treatment guidelines for patients diagnosed with Degenerative Myelopathy (DM), treatment is mainly supportive and palliative. Nutrition, exercise, therapy and mobility aides...
