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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