It is most prevalent in the northeastern and Midwestern states of the U.S., with about 96% of reported cases occurring in 14 states, including Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
In some cases, the dog will not be able to move its legs at all, a condition of total paralysis, and in other cases, there may still be some communication between the brain and spine and the dog will only appear to be weak, or will have difficulty moving its legs, a condition called paresis â partial paralysis.here are also cases where a dog may be paralyzed in all four legs (tetraplegia), and in others, the dog may be able to control the movement in some of its legs but not all.
This type of diabetes can especially occur in older, obese dogs. Female dogs can also develop temporary insulin resistance while in heat or pregnant. Damage caused by diabetes: A double whammy. Whatever the type of diabetes, the negative effects on the body are the same. Excessive sugar builds up in the dogâs bloodstream, and yet the bodyâs cells that need that sugar can't access it. So the âbadâ effects that diabetes causes in the dogâs body are twofold: â¢ Cells are starved for vital âfuel.â Muscle cells and certain organ cells are deprived of the glucose âfuelâ they need for energy.