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

Degenerative myelopathy takes something a dog owner rarely braces for: a completely painless disease that still ends in paralysis. It starts as a slightly unsteady gait in the hind legs and progresses, over months, to the loss of motor function entirely — and in German Shepherds and Corgis specifically, it is common enough that recognising the earl...