Put some food and water out for Mom, so she can devote herself to her babies. Contact your local Humane Society or a Feral Cat Rescue Group for help and information on how to trap a feral cat family. Remember - Mom and her babies need to be spay/ neutered to avoid creating a new feral cat colony in your neighborhood. Follow these guidelines if Mom is not around. | Back to Top |.
Story at-a-glance 1  +. Canine degenerative myelopathy, or DM, is a disease of the spinal cord that usually strikes dogs between the ages of 8 and 14. 2  Certain breeds are prone to the disease, in particular the German shepherd.
In DM, the spinal cord begins to deteriorate, and the fibers that carry the signals from the brain to the legs disintegrate. Dogs with DM slowly develop weakness in their back legs and eventually lose control of them. Degenerative myelopathy is not a painful disease, but dogs with DM eventually lose their mobility. There is currently no definitive test for DM until after a dog has died.