Spinal dysplasia with stump tail and hind limb paralysis in a laboratory bred cat.
A case is presented of a specified pathogen free bred cat which was apparently tail-less at birth and at three weeks of age revealed hind limb paralysis. The animal was euthanized at 4 weeks and X-radiography revealed an abnormal spinal curvature, greatly reduced caudal vertebrae and abnormal pelvic development. A small tail was dissected at post-mortem, but other abnormalities were not seen.
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Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School, London, UK.
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D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010243:Paralysis / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography; D013047:Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013623:Tail / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging