Three of five two-day-old Miniature Schnauzer puppies were diagnosed as having 'bird- tongue,' a microglossia that prevents normal nursing. With intensive nursing care, the puppies survived to seven weeks of age, then deteriorated and were euthanized. From clinical and pathological examinations, a multisystem defect is suspected, though no primary neuromuscular abnormality could be determined.
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