title: Lumbosacral intervertebral disk disease in six cats.
abstract: Medical records of six cats diagnosed with lumbosacral intervertebral disk disease were reviewed. Clinical signs included reluctance to jump, low tail carriage, elimination outside the litter box, reluctance to ambulate, pelvic-limb paresis, urinary incontinence, and constipation. All cats had lumbosacral hyperpathia on palpation. Computed tomography in four cats revealed evidence of extradural spinal cord compression at the seventh lumbar (L(7)) to first sacral (S(1)) vertebral interspace. Compression was confirmed via myelography in three of these four cats, with confirmation in the fourth cat at the time of decompressive laminectomy. Each of the six cats underwent dorsal decompressive laminectomy at the L(7) to S(1) interspace. Postoperative clinical follow-up lasted 3 to 35 months, with most cats having excellent outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Department, California Veterinary Specialists, 100 North Rancho Santa Fe Road, Suite 133, San Marcos, California 92069, USA.
authors.forename: Jennipher E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Sarit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dhupa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000662:veterinary; D010291:Paresis / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D011996:Records / Q000662:veterinary; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed