Meningitis GME - Page 1

There is someone I know that has a dog diagnosed with Meningitis GME - Just wondering if anyone has any information that may be of help.  I have found several sites that give basic info but not any that really helps. 

Any help would be appreciated - thanx

 What is it in particular that you want to know. This is a very serious, and life threatening infection. It could be caused by a variety of organisms and it is critical that this be identified if at all possible. Normal treatment would include anti-biotics of course. One would hope the dog was seen early on for this and hope too that there will not be complications.

Granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis is the real name of the disease and you can read more about it on a variety of sites, including:

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/101600.htm

Thank you so much for the link.  It was helpful for knowledge purposes.  I was surprised to learn this usually affects younger animals - this is a 7 year old that has contracted it.  One of the things I have not been able to find - IF a dog is affected and treatment is successful, are there effects afterward on quality of life? 

There is also very little information about how this is contracted.  Best I can gather it is bacterial and not viral.  If I am not mistaken wouldn't he have had to come into contact with another animal that was ill?

 A bacterial infection could have been picked up in many places, not just directly from another dog. But again, the vets should be able to tell what the etiology is...and that makes all the difference in treatment. Depending on the severity of infection, how long the dog had it before treatment, the health of the dog etc., it may or may not have problems after successful treatment. Like with humans, the dog may do really fine and have no continuing problems, or have subtle problems, or have some serious problem. Only time will tell. Hopefully your friend has the dog under the care of a competent vet.