Affected dogs generally have a normal life expectancy, but may have recurrent episodes of hemolysis after exercise and
muscle wasting progressing to an inability to walk.
«The disease becomes more severe with increasing age, as
the muscle wasting progresses.»
Not exact matches
If diabetes is allowed to
progress unchecked, dogs will begin to suffer from severe malnutrition (as the body is unable to use the food that is eaten),
muscle wasting (as the body feeds on it's own tissue for energy) and dehydration (from the glucose drawing water from the body).
She explains that as liver disease
progresses, it will become necessary for
muscle tissue to help clear metabolic
waste.
The symptoms
progress to severe
muscle wasting and Ataxia.