Have a question does your boy experience any pain? http://www.wearethecure.org/nerve-sheath-tumors As DM the dog shows no pain and eventually can not get up without help. I am still trying to wonder whether losing a GSD to the silent killer Hemangio or DM is worse. Losing dogs to both of these diseases as least with DM there is time to prepare for the lost not the case with Hemangio. Very rough in any case as it is very hard to lose them. Theresa -------------------------------------------- On Sun, 12/15/13, Catherine Morton <managsd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: DM dogs To: "Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 5:14 PM There are forms of nerve sheath tumors that mimic as DM as well. My 6.5 yr old boy has a nerve sheath tumor diagnosed via MRI, that had our surgeons convinced had DM, floors them that he came back Clear on the OFA DM test. Continuing to defy odds (we as vet techs Love to give our surgeons complicated personal pets) my boy has stayed status quo for almost a year after diagnosis. We will be doing a necropsy when he passes. Interesting stuff. Catherine Morton ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================