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==Diagnosis==
 
==Diagnosis==
 
===Clinical Signs===
 
===Clinical Signs===
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Young dogs:
 
* Ascending paralysis
 
* Ascending paralysis
 
* Muscle atrophy
 
* Muscle atrophy
 
* Rigid limbs, affecting hind limbs more than forelimbs
 
* Rigid limbs, affecting hind limbs more than forelimbs
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* Dysphagia
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* Ataxia
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* Death
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Older dogs:
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* Seizures
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* Tremors
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* Cerebellar disease
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* Myocarditis
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**Occurs mainly in puppies
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More than 1 puppy in a litter may be affected, although this may not occur simultaneously. Successive litters affected
**Causes ascending paralysis, especially of hind limbs, with muscle wasting
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**Causes sudden collapse due to myocarditis
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**More than 1 puppy in a litter may be affected, although this may not occur simultaneously
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**Successive litters affected
      
==Treatment==
 
==Treatment==
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