[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: How to destroy the breed in three generations

  • From: Crystaridge <crystaridge@xxxxxxx>
  • To: Doctrcorgi@xxxxxxx, Vontan@xxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 17:14:59 -0800

Our first male was about 3/4 German and we lost him to DM at 11 years of
age.   We lost his daughter with DM at
around 10 years of age and one of her daughters went with the same thing at
about the same age.      Our Lori's daughter,
Crystaridge's Absolute Miracle, CD  (remember her???)  <G>  just died of old
age.   Was getting a bit wobbly towards
the end, but it wasn't DM ---- well, certainly didn't look like it.  She was
well over 15.   I'm getting a bit wobbly too, and
I don't have DM.

It's out there and unfortunately we don't usually KNOW that it is there
until these dogs have produced.   It would be
a wonderful thing if they can finally get DNA markers for this insidiuous
problem.   The part of this that is so very sad is
the fact that these dogs are as healthy as can be, and if they were humans
they would go into a wheelchair to live out their
lives.   Yes, I know,  some get hooked up to those carts, which are
wonderful, but they don't work for dogs that are in
a location such as we are in.

Sylvia
Crystaridge German Shepherds
http://www.geocities.com/crystaridgegsd/

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Doctrcorgi@xxxxxxx>
To: <Vontan@xxxxxxx>
Cc: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 3:40 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: How to destroy the breed in three generations


> Ladies, ladies...relax a bit. DM  usually is only a health threat at 10
plus
> years....The juvenile form starting at 4 months does exist, but these dogs
are
> usually classified as having poor ligamentation and later gain enough
> strength to become SELECT  dogs...I have names...
>   Most likely all American pedigrees will be found to carry this
problem..so
> please don't start another frenzy over this...
>
>    We have enough people who love to creat sensationalism in the shepherd
> world...
>
>    I hope we soon have this problem mapped out, and that I am WRONG about
its
> prevelance..
>
>     Chuck Kriuger DVM
>   www.dockruger.com
>
>
>
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