DM Database Survey Results

Results - Testing

Total number of records is
Number of confirmed DM records is
Number of suspected DM records is
Number of non-DM Flash Test positive (Flash+) records is
Number of non-DM gene Test positive (gene+) records is
Number of non-DM records is
Number of not classified records is

539
56
374
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13
86
9

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Group 1: Confirmed and Suspected DM Any Breed
Group 2: Non-DM Any Breed

430 records
100 records

Number of Group 1 dogs that completed a Testing survey is
Number of Group 2 dogs that completed a Testing survey is

248
8

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The dog was seen and evaluated by	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
A vet	113	46%	4	50%
A vet neurologist/specialist	37	15%	0	0%
Multiple vets/specialists	78	31%	3	38%
Not Answered	20	8%	1	12%
Physical Exam Performed	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Yes	241	97%	8	100%
No	3	1%	0	0%
Not Answered	4	2%	0	0%
Physcial Exam Results	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Normal	36	15%	4	50%
Abnormal	178	72%	4	50%
Not Answered	34	14%	0	0%
Flash Test Performed	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Yes	18	7%	1	12%
No	183	74%	4	50%
Not Answered	47	19%	3	38%
Flash Test Results	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Negative	8	3%	1	12%
Positive	11	4%	0	0%
Not Answered	229	92%	7	88%
Flash Test Comment	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Not Available	33	13%	1	12%
Not Appropriate	4	2%	0	0%
Not Applicable	13	5%	2	25%
Not Answered	198	80%	5	62%
Xray Performed	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Yes	157	63%	5	62%
No	79	32%	2	25%
Not Answered	12	5%	1	12%
Xray Results	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Normal	87	35%	1	12%
Abnormal	53	21%	3	38%
Not Answered	108	44%	4	50%
MRI Performed	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Yes	47	19%	0	0%
No	177	71%	6	75%
Not Answered	24	10%	2	25%
MRI Results	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Normal	32	13%	0	0%
Abnormal	14	6%	0	0%
Not Answered	202	81%	8	100%
Mylegram Performed	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Yes	20	8%	0	0%
No	197	79%	6	75%
Not Answered	31	12%	2	25%
Mylegram Results	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Normal	11	4%	0	0%
Abnormal	5	2%	0	0%
Not Answered	232	94%	8	100%
lumbar CSF Performed	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Yes	28	11%	0	0%
No	189	76%	6	75%
Not Answered	31	12%	2	25%
CSF Results	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Normal	18	7%	0	0%
Abnormal	6	2%	0	0%
Not Answered	224	90%	8	100%
CSF Results Details	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Elevated CSF Proteins	5	2%	0	0%
Cell Count Normal	2	1%	0	0%
Negative Titers	0	0%	0	0%
Cholinesterase Elevated	0	0%	0	0%
Not Answered	241	97%	8	100%
EMG Performed	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Yes	6	2%	1	12%
No	204	82%	5	62%
Not Answered	38	15%	2	25%
EMG Results	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Normal	4	2%	0	0%
Only Spinal Evoked Abnormal	2	1%	0	0%
Other Abnormalities	0	0%	1	12%
Not Answered	242	98%	7	88%
Tick Tested	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Yes	70	28%	2	25%
No	147	59%	4	50%
Not Answered	31	12%	2	25%
Tick Test Results	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Normal	62	25%	1	12%
Abnormal	5	2%	1	12%
Not Answered	181	73%	6	75%
Was the dog diagnosed with DM	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Yes	184	74%	1	12%
No	60	24%	7	88%
Not Answered	4	2%	0	0%
If no, what was the diagnosis	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
None	44	18%	3	38%
Other	27	11%	1	12%
Not Answered	177	71%	4	50%
Best description of diagnosis	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
The vets don't feel the dog has DM.	3	1%	5	62%
I don't feel the dog has DM.	1	0%	0	0%
The vets feel confident the dog has DM.	157	63%	1	12%
I feel confident the dog has DM.	148	60%	0	0%
The vets feel DM is the best guess.	76	31%	1	12%
I feel DM is the best guess.	50	20%	0	0%
The vets are not in concensus and at least one does not believe the dog has DM.	8	3%	1	12%
DM is a possibility and other diagnoses are equally possible.	23	9%	1	12%
Not Answered	2	1%	1	12%
How old was the dog at diagnosis (years)	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Not Selected	69	28%	7	88%
0-1 Years	1	0%	0	0%
1-2 Years	2	1%	0	0%
2-3 Years	0	0%	0	0%
3-4 Years	1	0%	0	0%
4-5 Years	1	0%	0	0%
5-6 Years	4	2%	0	0%
6-7 Years	8	3%	0	0%
7-8 Years	20	8%	0	0%
8-9 Years	28	11%	0	0%
9-10 Years	25	10%	0	0%
10-11 Years	34	14%	0	0%
11-12 Years	23	9%	0	0%
12-13 Years	14	6%	0	0%
13-14 Years	11	4%	1	12%
14-15 Years	4	2%	0	0%
15-16 Years	3	1%	0	0%
16-17 Years	0	0%	0	0%
17+ Years	0	0%	0	0%
If the dog can't walk, how long after diagnosis until he couldn't walk	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Not Answered	187	75%	8	100%
0 Months	8	3%	0	0%
1 Months	2	1%	0	0%
2 Months	1	0%	0	0%
3 Months	4	2%	0	0%
4 Months	3	1%	0	0%
5 Months	3	1%	0	0%
6 Months	5	2%	0	0%
7 Months	4	2%	0	0%
8 Months	4	2%	0	0%
9 Months	2	1%	0	0%
10 Months	1	0%	0	0%
11 Months	1	0%	0	0%
1 Year	6	2%	0	0%
1 Year, 3 Months	3	1%	0	0%
1 Year, 6 Months	2	1%	0	0%
1 Year, 9 Months	3	1%	0	0%
2 Years	4	2%	0	0%
2 Years, 3 Months	0	0%	0	0%
2 Years, 6 Months	1	0%	0	0%
2 Years, 9 Months	0	0%	0	0%
3 Years	1	0%	0	0%
3 Years, 3 Months	0	0%	0	0%
3 Years, 6 Months	0	0%	0	0%
3 Years, 9 Months	0	0%	0	0%
3 Years	1	0%	0	0%
4 Years, 3 Months	0	0%	0	0%
4 Years, 6 Months	0	0%	0	0%
4 Years, 9 Months	0	0%	0	0%
4 Years	1	0%	0	0%
5 Years or More	2	1%	0	0%
Did the dog recieve any treatment	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
No	36	15%	0	0%
Yes, Cox-2 Inhibitor (Rimadyl, Dermaxx, Etogesic, etc)	25	10%	1	12%
Yes, NSAIDS (Aspirin, Indomethacin, etc)	9	4%	0	0%
Yes, Steroid (Prednisone, dexamethasone, etc)	22	9%	0	0%
Yes, the DM protocol (Dr. Clemmons, U of FL)	45	18%	0	0%
Other	44	18%	0	0%
Not Answered	67	27%	7	88%
What diet had the dog been on previous to a DM diagnosis (or most of his life)	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Commercial	82	33%	1	12%
Homecooked Diet	7	3%	0	0%
Raw	3	1%	0	0%
Other	7	3%	0	0%
Not Answered	149	60%	7	88%
What supplements had the dog been on previous to a DM diagnosis (or most of his life)	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Vitamins	56	23%	1	12%
Fatty acid (Eicosapentaenoic acid, Docosahexaenoic acid, etc)	28	11%	0	0%
Chondroprotective agents (Chondroitin sulfate, Glucosamine, etc)	59	24%	0	0%
Herbal substances	24	10%	0	0%
Other	25	10%	1	12%
Not Answered	153	62%	7	88%
Are you now and intend to continue vaccinating yearly? (excluding rabies)	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
No	120	48%	0	0%
Annually	38	15%	1	12%
Every 2 years	4	2%	0	0%
Every 3 years	14	6%	0	0%
Not Answered	72	29%	7	88%
Did you change what you did for heartworms as a result of a DM diagnosis or a positive Flash Test	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
No	123	50%	1	12%
Yes I changed the type/brand	16	6%	0	0%
Yes I stopped heartworm preventative	38	15%	0	0%
Not Answered	71	29%	7	88%
Did your dog recieve acupuncture or other complementary medicine	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
No	112	45%	1	12%
Yes	65	26%	0	0%
Not Answered	71	29%	7	88%
If so, on a scale of 1 (not at all) to 10, how much did it help	Group 1	% Group 1	Group 2	% Group 2
Not Selected	180	73%	8	100%
1	12	5%	0	0%
2	10	4%	0	0%
3	8	3%	0	0%
4	7	3%	0	0%
5	6	2%	0	0%
6	4	2%	0	0%
7	9	4%	0	0%
8	9	4%	0	0%
9	1	0%	0	0%
10	2	1%	0	0%

Notes: Some questions can have multiple answers per dog which will add up to greater than 100%

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