My regular veterinarian has had two shepards with DM, the first one that had it was pretty young, six or seven and started knocking all the bars down in the agility ring. This was about ten years ago. It took Diane a while and even a few specialists to figure out what was going one. One of her current shepards, Tenor, has it too. She has him on a variety of meds, including some homeopathic supplements. Also, she does accupunture and is treating him with that too. You can tell something is not right with Tenor, but he is still walking on his own. Cresendo ended up in the cart a lot sooner and eventually his front legs started going.
You might consider getting on a german shepard discussion board and find out what is working for owners whose dog has it. They may even be able to give you the name of specialists to treat it, like they do here with LS.
Tenor is 12 now, and I think I first heard he had DM at least 3 yrs ago, so there's hope for your little guy. Diane does swim therapy with Tenor too, btw.
My thoughts are with Kobi and you.
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Kristan
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