title: Home-care treatment of swimmer syndrome in a miniature schnauzer dog.
abstract: A 50-day-old, female miniature schnauzer dog was presented for astasia, dorsoventral flattening of the thorax, hypoplasia of hind-limb muscles, stiffness of hind-limb joints, paddling leg motion, and panting. The dog was diagnosed with swimmers syndrome. The dog recovered completely following 40 days of home-care treatment that involved environmental and nutritional management along with intensive physiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (Kim, Shin); Laboratory of Veterinary Laboratory Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongji, South Korea (Na); College & Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea (Cho).
authors.forename: Sun-A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ki-Jeong
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Jong-Ki
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Nam-Shik
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000628:therapy; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000662:veterinary*