https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/28531/bilateral-atrophy-of-temporalis-muscles Hello, Saw a dog for a 2nd vacc yesterday. Few months history of progressive muscle loss over temporalis muscles on head. Occ lameness. No problems opening mouth or with dropping food. Is this chronic masticatory muscle myositis? Should I be advisingen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/215760?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 27 Sep 2019 09:36:57 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a860c107-5aac-4867-bafe-413c8730f8b4emma o&amp;#39;connor<p>whoops got the letters in the wrong order.... is CNM.&nbsp; Centronuclear Myopathy.&nbsp; An inherited muscular wastage disorder.&nbsp; Have seen it now in 3 labrador puppies, two from the same litter, and all 3 from the same breeder.&nbsp; Usually present young in life.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/215721?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:04:33 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:3df799e7-b61b-4296-a1f8-6d368e6cb2e3skatealexia<p>About five or six years old. What is CMN?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/215716?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:02:19 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a9ed7bdd-8b04-4bab-bbc5-07bf3a698c7demma o&amp;#39;connor<p>What breed and age?&nbsp; The reason I ask is that I have seen 3 young labradors with CMN that presented young, and as well as reduced exercise tolerance they all had temporal muscle wastage.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/215679?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 24 Sep 2019 22:34:32 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:6df8f69f-3b90-45e6-b3c2-20dcc5a04543Evelyn Barbour-Hill<p>Excellent treatise, with decision flow chart, in the latest Companion.</p> <p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/215678?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 24 Sep 2019 22:19:29 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:9dd121b6-204e-43e5-8a4e-d4dcb085209eRach<p>I think you can also get temporal muscle atrophy in addisonian patients.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/215675?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 24 Sep 2019 22:00:01 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:3c7e2139-b1ec-4a45-b35a-9a9eb830da55Stephen Courtney<p>Yes -once there is significant fibrosis it is hard to get any improvement.</p> <p>The the blood sample, it goes off to the states - and warn the client a biopsy might be needed as well.</p> <p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>