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Dr. R.M. Clemmons and the Fight Against Degenerative Myelopathy of German Shepherd Dogs.
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, pets, diseases, german shepherds, protection )

Cher
- 90 days ago - examiner.com
Degenerative Myelopathy of German Shepherd Dogs (DM of GSDs) was first described as a neurologic disease in 1973. Since that time until the first years of this decade, relatively little has been said and most shepherd owners find out about it only after
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KRISTEN B. (115)
Monday September 7, 2009, 3:04 pm
this is fantastic news and should be studied more... as i had said before , when i was young we saved a dog w/ hip dysplasia, adjustments and diapulse, and a really good stteak every night plus vitamin shots. the vet was absolutely shocked...
 

Chaz Gaily Berlusconi (256)
Tuesday September 8, 2009, 10:38 am
Thannnxxx ... always good to know the different diseases.. perhaps this could be eliminated with selective breeding and genetic monitoring to prevent these dogs suffering like this
 
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