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.
Degenerative Myelopathy Symptoms. The disease begins with the loss of coordination in the hind limbs. Dogs with degenerative myelopathy wobble when they walk, they can knuckle over, or they can begin dragging their hind feet. The first symptoms usually occur in one hind limb and then affect the other. As the disease progresses, the limbs become weaker and the dog has difficulty standing.