timeline
Medical history - Timeline 2023 - Beginning of the Disease
Mai / June - coat changes on left shoulder at upper arm level
Mai / June - a frontal collision with a smaller but strong female dog
July - Allergic reaction to Scalibor collar after one week of wearing it
End of July - coughing and limping left front, retching
August - Muscle atrophy on the left front occurred very quickly, about 2 weeks after signs of paralysis appeared
Mid-September - Change in voice (hoarse barking) occurred from one day to the next
October/November right front leg progressively worse
General condition: stable
Appetite: maintained, does not choke when eating/drinking
Weight loss: massive, lost several kg of weight (muscles)
Respiratory symptoms/cough: change in voice, choking, coughing
Foreign anamnesis: France and Italy
Previous diseases/surgeries/allergies: SRMA 2021, treated with prednisolone
Current medication: Prednisolone 5 mg (off cortisone since april 2024)
Veterinary appointments 2023 / 2024
22. September 2023 - orthopedic examination, referral to neurology due to various non-orthopaedic suspected diagnoses
25. September 2023 - neurological examination, including MRI, muscle biopsy, cerebrospinal fluid, electromyography (EMG), hematology
21. November 2023 - neurological examination, second opinion
7. Dezember 2023 - neurological examination, reassessment including MRI, nerve biopsy, nerve conduction velocity, electromyography (EMG)
29. March 2024 - neurological examination, including CT, first stem cell injection and hyperbaric chamber for one hour
April 2024 - every week for 3 weeks hyperbaric chamber for one hour
27. May 2024 - second stem cell injection and hyperbaric chamber for one hour
2. July 2024 - after a pneumonia we had to say goodbye to your beloved Merlot