Fibrocartilaginous embolism of the spinal cord (FCE) in juvenile Irish Wolfhounds
作者:
K. Junker,
Th.S.G.A.M. van den Ingh,
M.M. Bossard,
J.J. van Nes,
期刊:
Veterinary Quarterly
(Taylor Available online 2000)
卷期:
Volume 22,
issue 3
页码: 154-156
ISSN:0165-2176
年代: 2000
DOI:10.1080/01652176.2000.9695046
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: Irish Wolfhound;fibrocartilaginous embolism;myelopathy
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
This study describes the occurrence of fibrocartilaginous embolism of the spinal cord (FCE) in eight juvenile Irish Wolfhounds that were presented within a period of 16 months (1996–1997). The dogs, seven males and one female between eight and 13 weeks of age, were presented because of an acute onset of abnormal locomotion. Five dogs were euthanized and FCE was diagnosed by the histomorphological presence of focal myelomalacia and Alcian blue‐positive‐nucleus‐pulposus material in the spinal cord vasculature. Three dogs, which were thought to have FCE because of their clinical symptoms, improved with partial or almost complete return to normal locomotion. Although the observed high incidence may be a coincidence, oral information from breeders and lay reports of similar cases in journals for dog breeders from various countries suggest that FCE is a common disorder in young Irish Wolfhounds.
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