Harvey's Place

Early stages:

• Progressive weakness of the hind limbs
• Worn nails
• Difficulty rising
• Stumbling
• Knuckling of the toes
• Scuffing hind feet
• Wearing of the inner digits of the rear
• paws
• Loss of muscle in the rear legs
• Tremors of the rear legs

Late stages:

• Persistent early stages
• Urinary and fecal incontinence
• Eventual front leg weakness from compensatory strain
• Mental stress anxiety
• Pressure sores on boney prominences
• Inability to rise
• Muscle atrophy
• Poor hygiene- soiled appearance
• Pneumonia
• Depression
• Infection/sepsis
• Constipation
• Organ failure