Case of the Month

• Findings mostly consistent with an osseous type/osseous associated cervical spondylomyelopathy. Acute on chronic worsening possible.

• Magnetic resonance tomography or eventually myelographic computed tomography of the cervical spine after neurological examination to be considered.

• No follow up was provided in this case.

• Some literature about cervical spondylomyelopathy in dogs:

  • • Neurologic and magnetic resonance imaging features of German Shepherd Dogs with cervical spondylomyelopathy: 10 cases (2006-2018)

    • Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging characterization of cervical spondylomyelopathy in juvenile dogs

Three-view projections of the neck of a skeletally mature dog.

7 cervical vertebrae.  Symmetric rib pair at T1.
Moderate to severe thickening/hypertrophy of the facet joints between C2-7 with mild additional periarticular osteophytosis. Diffuse reduction of the visibility of the neuroforamina in the cervical part of the spine, especially between C2-5, due to superimposition with smooth and solid new bone formation/thickening/hypertrophy of the facet joints.
Width of the intervertebral disc spaces maintained.

Findings mostly consistent with an osseous type/osseous associated cervical spondylomyelopathy.  Acute on chronic worsening possible.

Magnetic resonance tomography or eventually myelographic computed tomography of the cervical spine after neurological examination to be considered.