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Welcome to The DM Database
Degenerative myelopathy is a genetic, progressive neurological disease. It is a
devastating and traumatic experience for those who have struggled with it and through it.
This website was created to support research in degenerative myelopathy. It is dedicated to the memory
of all the pups who fought the brave fight and have passed on.
Please share your experience with us so we can try to provide hope for the future.
Dr. Clemmons of the University of Florida has found a change in a sepcific region of the canine genome
to be associated with GSDM.
Yet not all dogs with this change develop DM. It is our hope
this database can aid in further understanding the occurrence of this disease. (For more information
on this disease, please visit our recommended links.) This survey is for any dog diagnosed with DM and all GSD. We would
also be interested in any non-DM dog of a susceptible breed*.
Please Share Your Information to Help us Fight DM!
If you have or had a dog that was a susceptible breed*
please fill out a survey
Who Should Take This Survey?
• Anyone with a German Shepherd.
• Anyone with a non-DM dog of a susceptible breed*.
• Anyone with a dog that has been diagnosed with DM.
• Anyone who has lost a dog to DM
• Anyone who has a dog that has tested positive on a DNA test
(Flash, RAPD, or U of MO gene test) even if he/she is not showing signs of DM
• Anyone with a dog that meets the above criteria even if deceased.
*Susceptible breeds are Corgi, Boxer, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Great Pyrenees,Belgian shepherd, Labrador, Chesapeake Bay retriever, Old English sheepdog, Kerry Blue Terrier, or Weimaraner.
About the Survey
Please Read: If you have registered, you may submit your entry at any time. You will be able to log back in and
continue working on the survey. A survey is entered into the database as a record once it is complete, however the records will
continue to be editable by the contributor. It is our hope that these records can be
updated as appropriate over time.
How to Take This Survey
If you wish to register so you can edit your entry,
please do so before starting. To retrieve and edit your entry, please login.
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