Pembroke Welsh Corgi Degenerative Myelopathy Survey

 

Feel free to copy and pass on to other owners who may have an affected Pembroke Welsh Corgi.   Please ensure, however, that only one form is filled out for any affected dog.

 

1.      Have you ever owned a Pembroke Welsh Corgi that was diagnosed with Degenerative Myelopathy?      Yes ¨       No  ¨

 

2.      Were any of your Pembroke Welsh Corgis diagnosed with Degenerative Myelopathy during the 5-year period from January 1995 to December 2000?   Yes ¨       No  ¨

 

If you answered no to question 2, you are done unless you wish to provide contact information at the end.

If you answered yes to question 2, please proceed to the next section.

 

For each dog you owned that was diagnosed with degenerative myelopathy during the period

from January 1995 to December 2000, please fill in the following information.

 

Dog 1

Dog 2

Dog 3

Dog 4

Dog 5

Sex

male     ¨

female  ¨

male     ¨

female  ¨

male     ¨

female  ¨

male     ¨

female  ¨

male     ¨

female  ¨

Year born

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year diagnosed with DM

 

 

 

 

 

 

If deceased, year died.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did a veterinarian diagnose degenerative myelopathy?

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Were spinal radiographs

(X-rays) taken?

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Was a myelogram (contrast

X-rays of the spine) performed?

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Was an MRI or CT (CAT) scan of the spine performed?

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Was a necropsy (autopsy or post-mortem exam) performed?

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

Yes ¨

No  ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may return this survey anonymously.  However, if you are willing to submit a blood  sample from affected dogs or their relatives for DNA analysis, please fill out the following and Dr. O’Brien will contact you. Information will be available only to researchers directly involved in the PWCCA degenerative myelopathy study, and the identity of dogs and owners will be kept confidential.  

Name:____________________________________________________________________ _

Address:____________________________________________________________________

Phone number:________________________ Email address:___________________________

 

Thank you for completing this survey!  Please mail to: Degenerative Myelopathy Survey

c/o Dr. Dennis O’Brien

University of Missouri

379 E. Campus Dr.,

Columbia MO 65211