Table 1 GME cases: the characteristic history and patient data, with variations

Age

Young adults - middle aged dogs (mean approximately 5 years) [27, 7]

5 months - 12 years [31, 39, 7]

Breed

Small breed dog especially toy and terrier breeds and Poodles [3, 7]

ANY breed may get GME, e.g., German shepherd dogs, Great Danes, Pointers, Weimeraners [4, 16, 31]

Sex

GME occurs in both sexes; however, there appears to be a higher prevalence in females [31, 3, 27, 14].