Having an affected dog (a/a or dm/dm) is never good but it is a good opportunity for us to learn about the affects DM has on the breed in general.
For those of you with older dogs who are affected - has the dog developed any symptoms? If so, at what age. What was the dog's life like (food, exercise / activity level, anything else that may be relevant).
For people with dogs who are affected but don't show symptoms - same questions (food? exercise / activity level?).
Have any developed symptoms yet (see above questions) or did they live a symptom free life (again, see questions above) if one has passed but not from DM related symptoms (and didn't develop symptoms)?
DM is being studied here and they are noticing that the diet the dog had may play a role in whether or not the dog develops symptoms.
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