Degenerative Myelopathy in Shelties

Degenerative Myelopathy in Shelties is thankfully, rare. But it is an inheritable, recessive gene that can be passed on to future generations of puppies.

What makes this a difficult disease to control is the fact that symptoms do not usually become evident until the dog is an older adult. This is long after a dog has been used for breeding multiple times and possibly passed on the gene to the progeny.

What Degenerative Myelopathy In Shelties Looks Like

The term degenerative myelopathy is descriptive of its…