IVDD

Question 1

Dogs affected by type 1 IVDD? Type 2?

Answer 1

Type 1: chondrodystrophic breeds

Type 2: Non-chondrodystrophic, large breed dogs

Question 2

Clinical signs of myelopathy

Answer 2

Type I IVDD: acute, painful, paresis/plegia

Type II IVDD: chronic, progressive, ataxia

Question 3

Who is at risk for myelomalacia? What are the clinical signs?

Answer 3

Dogs with loss of DPP

Loss of reflexes with TL panniculus

Extreme pain/mentation change

Increased body temperature

Abdominal breathing

Question 4

When can you medically manage IVDD?

Answer 4

Conservative management: pain only, still ambulatory, or has other concurrent disease that would stop you from doing sx

Question 5

Treatment for bladder dysfunction associated with T3-L3 or L4-S3 spinal lesions?

Answer 5

T3-L3: Prazosin, phenoxybenzamine, diazepam, bladder expression TID

L4-S3: Dribbling urine, can express bladder easily