Votive offering, painted on wood, perhaps southern Germany, or northern Italy, 1839. Ex-voto â eyes, silver, 5 x 12 cm, 1836, Josip (Joseph) Haller (probably a Croat), Diocesan Museum, Zagreb, foto: Dr. Daniiel Herceg, 1998. Votives in gold and silver bought to buy grace in heaven.
Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease characterized by a general lack of coordination of muscle movements in the pelvic limbs. Dogs affected slowly lose control and function of their hind limbs. DM is a condition that progresses slowly and typically affects dogs 8 years of age or older.
Spondylosis refers to degenerative, or age-related, changes in the spine. These changes include disc degeneration, bone spurs, and thickened ligaments. Cervical spondylotic myelopathy, therefore, is myelopathy (spinal cord damage) caused by spondylosis (degeneration) in the cervical spine (neck). It affects the fibers of the spinal cord that transmit impulses to the arms, hands, and legs.