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==Diagnosis==

===Clinical Signs===

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Young dogs:

* Ascending paralysis

* Muscle atrophy

* 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

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**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==

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