[Risa Feldman’s Her Irish wolfhound mix, Ike, was 12-years-old when he was diagnosed with DM. “[The hardest part is] seeing the slow deterioration of your best friend and his confusion,” she said. | ...

Q: Gretchen, our 9-year-old German shepherd, recently developed hind leg weakness. Her veterinarian recommends testing for degenerative myelopathy. Many years ago, another of our shepherds had ...

If you've ever loved a dog through mobility loss, you know how hard it is to watch them miss out on the things they once ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2020. Q: Gretchen, our 9-year-old German shepherd, recently developed hind ...

Canine Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) is a neurodegenerative disease in dogs with similarities to ALS in humans. Scientists have discovered a modifier gene that affects the risk of developing DM in ...

CHICAGO — The duration of symptoms before surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) plays a key role in the quality of the outcome, underscoring the need for increased awareness among ...

At Toronto Western Hospital, neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Fehlings frequently encounters patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM), whose disabilities might have been avoided, if only they had ...

Veterinary neurologists found a genetic link between degenerative myelopathy (DM) in dogs and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease in people. Now they have found that a ...