Jazz lives everyday with the challenge of walking without falling over. She has been diagnosed with a degenerative neurological disorder known as Cerebellar Abiotrophy. CA effects balance, stance, coordination, depth perception and all motor skills. Despite her disorder, she is a happy and very intelligent dog and is in no pain ... but must have a lot of bruises!
She is 2 years old now, and to let you get an idea of the degenerative nature of canine CA, I have posted a link to 2 short videos (about 25secs ea.) one taken just over a year ago before CA was diagnosed and one just last month. Take a look and spot the difference.
Jazz August 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7KlhbHTLVQ
Jazz October 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibBzem_dv3A
I was wandering if anyone knows much about CA and if there's anything I can do to slow the degeneration of her cerebellum functions. I've heard about neurophyscial therapy but what does this involve?
And what would you do if you had a special dog like Jazz?