Degenerative Myelopathy in German Shepherds and Corgis: Signs, Progression and Quality of Life

Degenerative myelopathy (DM) is a progressive neurological condition affecting the spinal cord that leads to slowly worsening paralysis of the hindlimbs and, in later stages, the forelimbs. It is painless but devastating — a dog that was walking normally develops an unsteady gait, then can no longer stand, then loses all motor function. The conditi...