Leukoencephalomyelopathie (LEMP) - Leonberger CatCheck Clinical signs can start either

Clinical signs can start either during activity or while at rest and are commonly induced by excitement or stress

Genotype / risk

Chow-Chow and Weimaraner breeds

which incorrectly leads to the destruction of its own body structures

Verhaltensänderungen sowie Koordinationsproblemen

Leukoencephalomyelopathie (LEMP) - Leonberger CatCheck Clinical signs can start eitherCanine leukoencephalomyelopathy (LEMP) is a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder affecting the white matter of the central nervous system. The disorder is characterized with myelin degradation in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord. Affected dogs show symptoms of weakness, incoordination of voluntary movements (ataxia), abnormal (hypermetric) gait, dragging of paws and loss of conscious proprioception, the sense of body position and