[gemy]

Yes I do recommend swimming my boy Magic Large breed was ddx'd with DLSS> Degenerative Lumbo sacral syndrome. We manage his condition with swimming and underwater treadmill work. This is not the same condition your boy is suffering from though.

Moving the rear joints through range of motion is important to try and help keep up the muscular tone. Consider and ask about with the neuro, physiotherapy and tens machine for rear muscle tone.

Great idea to join a GS board, they deal with this a lot.

Also consider the herbal supplements, hopefully that board will have recommendations, but at a minimum glucosamine and chondrotin. This is for the front joints mainly as they will bear the brunt of load bearing as your dog rises from a seated or laying down position.

Now range of motion exercises are not complicated at all. It involves you picking up the back leg, moving gently the leg back and forth, this exercises the hip joint. then you switch to a hold underneath the knee, and bend the knee back and forth, then to the ankle and the same movement. Try a dozen rep's at each joint.

Ask the neuro, if there is also a compressive syndrome going on. Did they do a muscle biopsy to ddx the degenerative myleopathy? Has your boy had an MRI?

Sorry for all the questions, but lots can be done. I wish you and your boy the best, and he can and will have many happy years left.

Love