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<p> The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome of surgical treatment in 16 dogs, depending on the animal’s age, body weight, deep pain perception, and time from the onset of neurological symptoms to the consultation with a veterinary neurologist and successive surgery. Sixteen dogs diagnosed with cervical (n = 11) or thoracolumbar (n = 5) disc extrusions underwent spinal surgeries (eleven ventral slots and five hemilaminectomies). The success rate of surgical treatment was 64.3% in dogs with preserved nociception. No association between the animal’s age or body weight and the result of surgical treatment was found. A successful surgical outcome was more likely when the symptom-to-surgery time was shorter.</p>
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome of surgical treatment in 16 dogs, depending on the animal’s age, body weight, deep pain perception, and time from the onset of neurological symptoms to the consultation with a veterinary neurologist and successive surgery. Sixteen dogs diagnosed with cervical (n = 11) or thoracolumbar (n = 5) disc extrusions underwent spinal surgeries (eleven ventral slots and five hemilaminectomies). The success rate of surgical treatment was 64.3% in dogs with preserved nociception. No association between the animal’s age or body weight and the result of surgical treatment was found. A successful surgical outcome was more likely when the symptom-to-surgery time was shorter.

Influence of duration of clinical signs on surgical treatment results of 16 dogs with intervertebral disc disease (IVDD)

Department of Internal Medicine and Clinic of Diseases of Horses, Dogs and Cats

Department and Clinic of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Journal of Veterinary Research

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome of surgical treatment in 16 dogs, depending on the animal’s age, body weight, deep pain perception, and...

Influence of duration of clinical signs on surgical treatment results of 16 dogs with intervertebral disc disease (IVDD)

Published Online: Jun 17, 2014

Page range: 277 - 281

Received: Jul 26, 2013

Accepted: May 21, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bvip-2014-0042

Keywords
dogs, intervertebral disc disease, ventral slot, hemilaminectomy.

© 2014 National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Influence of duration of clinical signs on surgical treatment results of 16 dogs with intervertebral disc disease (IVDD)

Published Online: Jun 17, 2014

Page range: 277 - 281

Received: Jul 26, 2013

Accepted: May 21, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bvip-2014-0042

Keywordsdogs, intervertebral disc disease, ventral slot, hemilaminectomy.

© 2014 National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
dogs, intervertebral disc disease, ventral slot, hemilaminectomy.