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REGALWISE HY MYST OF MARIKE “MISTY” Sire: Tumbledown’s Recidivist
Dam: Regalwise Laroxy
Owner: Chris and Mike Maluzhinsky
Breeder: Ronda Beaupre
February 21, 1999 – July 27, 2008
8 years, 5 months
CHECKLIST OF COMMON WHITE SHEPHERD DISEASES
MISTY MALUZHINSKY
To be completed by pathologist and faxed to WSGP at 517-546-3048 along with final report
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Diseases (Pathologist: Please sign and date in this space.)___________________________________________ |
Primary Disease? Yes |
Primary Disease? No |
Secondary Diseases |
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Cancer |
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Mammary |
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Hemangiosarcoma |
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Other (give name) |
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Digestive System |
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Pancreatic Acinar Atrophy (EPI) |
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD-Type) |
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Perianal Fistulas (Anal Furunculosis) |
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Small Intestinal Overgrowth Syndrome |
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Endrocrine System |
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Addison’s Disease |
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Hypothyroidism |
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Heart and Vascular System Diseases* |
X |
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Immune System Diseases* |
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Skin Diseases* |
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Liver Pancreas* |
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Skeletal Diseases* |
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Elbow Dysplasia (mild/moderate/severe) |
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Hip Dyplasia (mild/moderate/severe) |
X |
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Intervertebral Disc Disease (mild/moderate/severe) |
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Transitional Vertebra (extra vertebra) |
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Lumbosacral Stenosis (mild/moderate/severe) |
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Spondylosis (mild/moderate/severe) |
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Neurological |
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Old dog degenerative myelopathy due to aging |
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GSD Degenerative Myelopathy |
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Occular Diseases |
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Cataracts |
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Pannus |
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Corneal Dystrophy |
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Other* |
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Non-Genetic Symptoms or Side-Affects of Other Conditions |
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Arthritis (where is it located?) |
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Bladder Atony |
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Megacolon |
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Please include specific name of disorder(s) not listed on this form. Include notations here:
SUDDEN DEATH WAS SUGGESTIVE OF HEART FAILURE
Interpretation of necropsy results:
Misty died suddenly while running across the backyard. There
were necropsy findings to support an acute heart failure, including
hyaline material within the tunica intima and tunica media of the
vessels in the heart. This is an acellular proteinaceous material within the middle and innermost layers of the vessel walls (arteriosclerosis.) It
may indicate underlying heart disease, but would not likely produce any
clinical signs that the owner would have been able to detect. There was fluid built up in the lungs and liver that are consistent with acute presentation of heart failure as well.
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was a small foreign body free within the stomach, but was not of
clinical importance in the demise of this patient; rather, and
incidental finding as there was no compromise of the emptying of the
stomach due to the presence of the foreign body.
The remaining findings are all related to the musculoskeletal system. There
was degeneration of the cartilage in both elbows consistent with
mild/moderate elbow dysplasia, as well as moderate cartilage
degeneration/erosion of the right femoral head with a small osteophyte
(joint mouse) free in the joint space. Misty was diagnosed with hip dysplasia premortem as well. The lumbar vertebrae were almost all spondylosed, with the exception of the last lumbar joint (L6-L7.) There were no secondary changes noted on the spinal cord from this condition. There
was also degeneration of the intervertebral discs in all of the same
areas, and mild compression of the spinal cord at L5-L6, but again, no
spinal cord lesions were evident.
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was no evidence of cancer, and no evidence of disease of the digestive
system, endocrine system, skin, liver/pancreas, immune system,
neurological system, or eyes.