Acute onset quadriparesis as a sequela to an oropharyngeal stick injury.
A three-year-old male neutered crossbred dog was referred for investigation of acute onset quadriparesis, which had occurred following an oropharyngeal stick injury. Myelography revealed a right-sided extradural lesion overlying the C5/6 intervertebral disc space. A dorsolateral hemilaminectomy was performed at this site and two fragments of wood were removed from the vertebral canal adjacent to the spinal cord. The dog was ambulatory with right-sided forelimb monoparesis within a week of surgery and improved further following discharge. Three months following surgery, the dog was exercising freely with only mild right forelimb lameness.
Davies White Veterinary Specialists, Manor Farm Buisness Park, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D007794:Lameness, Animal; D008297:Male; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*