Abantu baye bavame ukubhala futhi befonela ucingo ukuba bangitshele ukuthi bangalindela yini kuzo zonke izigaba ezihlukahlukene ze- Degenerative Myelopathy . Njengoba kuye kwaba nesithakazelo esinjalo ekuchazeni izigaba ezihlukahlukene zalesi sifo, ngacabanga ukubhala isihloko kungasiza ekufundiseni abantu ngalokho abangakulindela kuzo zonke izigaba zesifo.
Izinyathelo Zokuqala
Izigaba zokuqala ze-Degenerative Myelopathy ziqala ngobuthakathaka obungapheliyo emkhakheni wezansi.
I-DM isifo esiyinkimbinkimbi futhi kulula kakhulu ukungazinaki, kuzo izigaba zangaphambili, ngaphandle uma ubheka ngokuqondile. Ngisho noma kunjalo, i-DM ayinakuqhathanisa futhi kunzima ukubona.
(Ngihlale ngibheka izipikili zangemuva enjaweni kanye ngenyanga ukugqoka okungalingani, ikakhulukazi ezipikili ezingaphakathi ezinyaweni zangasemuva, njengoba lokhu kuyisisindo sokuqala ku-DM.)
Izinyathelo eziphakathi
Ekuseni kuze kube semkhatsini we-DM yesigaba esiphakathi, ngezinye izikhathi uzozwa umsindo wezipikili zezinja ezishaya egcekeni ngesikhathi sokuhamba. Lokhu ukukhipha ngeke kube njalo; kunalokho, izoletha ngezikhathi ezithile. Inja izoqala ukukhombisa ubunzima bokuvuka. Uma inja imile, ingase ibe nobunzima bokulinganisa, kodwa ingabuyiselwa yedwa. Uma uphendulela izinzwani zezinja ngaphansi kwalesi sigaba, inja ingase isakwazi ukuhamba ngezinyawo, nakuba isikhathi sokuphendula singakhuliswa.
Njengoba lesi sifo sithuthuka kuze kube sekwephuzile, kunzima ukukhuphuka.
Izipikili ziqala ukuvama kaningi emgodini, kuze kube yilapho ihlala njalo. Njengoba lesi sifo sithuthuka, imilenze yangemuva iyowela ngaphansi komzimba wenja njengoba inja, ilahlekelwe umuzwa endaweni yayo yangasese, ngeke ukwazi ukuthi impela ibeke izinyawo zayo. Ukubona okungahambi kahle kokufakwa kwezinyawo kuholela ekukhunjweni nasekukhubekeni.
Uma inja isesikhundleni, uma ususa inja ukusuka kolunye uhlangothi, usebenzisa izandla zakho, inja izolahlekelwa ibhalansi yayo futhi iqhubekele phambili. Ngokuvamile, uzobona ukunyakaza okunyanyisiwe, ukuhamba okuphezulu uma ukhuphuka. Lokhu kungenxa yemisebenzi eyimfihlo ethintekayo yi-DM.
Umsila ngeke uvame ukusebenza futhi ug. Uma umsila usele isikhathi eside, imilenze yenja iyoba lula kalula. Uma unyawo lwenja lubekwa phansi, izinzwane ezansi, inja ngeke iqonde unyawo lwayo, noma ingase ibe yisikhathi sempendulo sokulibaziseka. Isizathu salokhu kubambezeleka kungenxa yokuthi inja ayikwazi ukuzwa unyawo lwayo; ngakho-ke, inja iyagubha. Inja ezwayo emasendeni alo amaqabunga azoba nempendulo esheshayo / esheshayo ngokubeka inyawo layo endaweni efanele. Inja enokuzwa okuncane noma okungenayo akukho kuyokwenza isenzo se-reflex esincane noma esingekho khona sokubeka unyawo lwayo endaweni efanele, phansi-phansi.
Iziteji ezithuthukisiwe
Njengoba i-DM iba yiphambili kakhulu, ekuqaleni kwe-DM eseceleni, isisindo esingalawulwayo imilenze yangemuva nomsila isho ukuthi izimo zesibindi ziyahamba nge-haywire nokuhamba kancane. Ukukhipha imilenze yangemuva, ngaphandle kwesizathu, kuyothathwa, kanye nomsila obonakala sengathi uphakamisa futhi wehla, njengokungathi inja ilungiselela ukuyibeka phansi.
Ngezinye izikhathi, uma uphonsela udoti lonyawo olulodwa, olunye unyawo luzophendula. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi iMpendulo ye-Cross Extensor. Ukugcina ibhalansi ngesikhathi sokuhlukunyezwa kuba nzima. Uma inja igijima, iyolahlekelwa ibhalansi yayo futhi iwa.
Njengoba inqubo yesifo ifinyelela esiteji sekwephuzile, inja ngeke ikwazi ukuthwala isisindo, ngokwayo, ngasemuva. Inja ethintekile ngeke ikwazi ukuvuka noma, uma iphakanyisiwe, ngeke ikwazi ukuhlala esimweni sokuma, ngaphandle kohlobo oluthile lokusekela okwesikhashana.
Ekupheleni kwesigaba se-DM, lokhu kungenzeka ebusuku noma ngaphakathi kwesikhashana sezinsuku ezimbalwa. Ngihlale ngiluleka abantu abanezinja ze-DM ukuthi bangalindeli kuze kube yilapho inja yehla ukuze ibe nemishini efanelekayo yokubhekana nokuphi okuyiqiniso nakakhulu, ngalesi sikhathi ngesikhathi, esingenakugwema. Angiyena umshayeli wehawula ukuhamba, njengoba kungabeka ukucindezela esithombeni, okubangela inja ukuba ivule.
Ukungahlambuluki kwe-urinary kanye nesifo sofuba singenakwenzeka.
Okufanele ngikwenze
Izinkanyezi zethu zisitshela ukuthi sizame ukuvikela izinyawo zenja ekuphumeni kwegazi, ngenxa yokweqa. Kodwa-ke, ama-booties ezinyaweni akuzona umqondo omuhle, ngenxa yokuthi ama-booties aphazamisa ukufakwa kwezinyawo nokuqhutshwa kwemizwa yezinzwa. Uma ufaka ama-booties ezinyaweni zezinja ze-DM, ungakwazi empeleni wenze umonakalo omkhulu. Inja ye-DM enezinyosi kungenzeka ukuthi iwa nemiphumela eminingi efana nezimpumputhe ze-ligament, ukulimala kwamadolo, ukulimala kwama-disk nokulimala komgogodla owengeziwe. Ungcono ukuhamba inja ezindaweni eziluhlaza ngenkathi usebenzisa i-harry end, eyokuvumela ukuba uphakamise indawo ephansi ukuze ubekwe endaweni efanele. I-bottoms up leash noma i-Hartman Harness ezinye zezinto abantu abazitholile ukuthi ziwusizo kakhulu. Amathale angasetshenziswa ngempumelelo, ngaphandle. Kunezinqola eziningi ezincane ezilula eziye zaziswa emakethe.
Ungalokothi, futhi ngisho ukuthi akekho, njalo, ukubamba noma ukuzama ukubamba inja ye-DM phezulu ngomsila wayo !!! Ukuze wenze kanjalo, kungabangela ukulimala okukhulu kudokotela we-DM !! Ukubamba inja ye-DM, ukuyixhasa, noma ukuyiphakamisa ngomsila kungaphula umsila. Sicela-ungenzi lokhu kuzinja zakho ze-DM. Ngokwenza kanjalo, ubeka inja yakho engozini enkulu futhi ngendlela eyingozi. I-DM isifo esiyingozi kakhulu ngaphandle kokuyinkimbinkimbi ngezenzo zokungazi futhi ezingenangqondo. Kufanele i-vet iphakamise lokhu njengendlela yokuthutha inja yakho ye-DM noma ichaza futhi ikukhuthaze lokhu ngendlela yokubhekana nenja ye-DM, ungahambi, kwenye i-vet, sicela!
Kukhona ama-vets amahle futhi kukhona ama-vets amabi. Kukhona ama-vets amahle anezinhliziyo ezimbi, ama-vets amabi ngezinhliziyo ezinhle, futhi kukhona, ngeshwa, ama-vets amaningi kakhulu awazi lutho uma kuziwa ku-DM! Ama-harnesses ekugcineni asekugcineni adalwe ngenhloso yokuphakamisa inja ye-DM ngokuphepha! Benza umuntu akwazi ukuphakamisa i-hindquarters ngaphandle kokulimaza umgogodla, ama-disks noma umsila. Sicela ungalaleli noma ubeke ithemba kunoma ubani osikisela, "umsila uhamba" inja njengesisombululo sezinkinga zokuhamba!
Uma inja yakho ibonisa ubuhlungu, cishe akuyona i-DM, ngaphandle uma kukhona isimo esifanayo. I-DM ayibuhlungu. Kukhona ubuhlungu be-zero ngoba amaseli ayisisindo afile.
I-Myelograms ayibusi ku-DM - ilawula izifo zokuhlinza. Ngaphambi kokuba kwenziwe i-myelogram, i-Electromyogram kufanele inikezwe. Imiphumela ye-EMG ingahlukanisa phakathi kwesifo se-nerve, i-inter-vertebral disc isifo kanye ne-myelitis kanye ne-polyradiculoneuropathy. Akukubi ukugwema ukutholakala kwezifo ezihlinzayo (DM ingenye yezifo ezingezona izifo), kodwa kungaba ngcono ukuqala ukuhlola i-DM ngezivivinyo ezingenangqondo, okushiya ukuhlolwa okujulile kokugcina.
Ukuhlolwa kwe-DM yakamuva kuyisimo esisha sokuhlolwa kwesimanje se-DM, okumele sihanjiswe nge-CBC vial, nephakheji elibandayo (lingabanjwanga), ngeposi elilodwa kuDkt Clemmons kuleli kheli elilandelayo:
RM Clemmons, i-DVM, i-PhD
Hlangana noProfesa we-Neurology ne-Neurosurgery
SACS, College of Veterinary Medicine
Ibhokisi 100126, i-HSC
2015 SW 16th Avenue, V2-107
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0126
352.392.4700
Nge-vidiyo ye-CBC, kufanele ufake i-$ 50 iminikelo eyenziwe eNyuvesi yaseFlorida Foundation. Engxenyeni ye-memo yesheke, kufanele ubhale "KuDkt Clemmons Research".
I-Myelopathy ehlukumezayo ikholelwa ukuthi iyisifo sokuvuvukala, isifo esizimele lapho isimiso somzimba sokuzivikela somzimba sihlasela isimiso senzwa esisodwa senja. Lokhu kuhlasela kuholela ekulahlekelweni kokugxila emagqumeni ensimbi (myelin) nasezintanjeni zemisipha (axons). Isilwane asisakwazi ukuhamba, uma izinzwa zomgogodla zibhujiswa. Ngaphandle kokuxhumeka kwemizwa, imisipha ayikwazi ukusebenza. Izindlela zokulawula ezenza imisipha isebenze zikhona kuwo wonke umgogodla.
Ngamanye amazwi, ukwenza izinto zibe lula, i-DM = ukuvuvukala kwesifo somzimba = isimiso somswakama esiyinhloko sokuzivikela komzimba = ukulahleka kwe-myelin kanye ne-axons = izinzwa emgodleni womgogodla = ukulawula izindlela ezonakalisiwe = imisipha yokusebenza = inja ilahlekelwa ikhono lokuhamba.
Ngithemba ukuthi lesi sihloko sichaze izigaba ezihlukahlukene ze-Degenerative Myelopathy, futhi sinikeze ulwazi olubanzi mayelana nokubhekana kahle nezinkinga zokuhamba ezihambisana ne-DM. Ngithandazela ukuthi akekho ozoyidinga lolu lwazi.
Umsunguli weMarjorie Zimmerman: Iqembu Elixhasayo Lama-Degenerative Myelopathy: http://mzjf.com
I-Degenerative Myelopathy Pedigree Board: I-Degenerative Myelopathy Survey: http://www.mzjf.info/survey.htm Isango laseZulwini: Isizathu sokufa kwedatha ye-Shepherd Dog yaseJalimane
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