Relato de caso em cão da raça beagle

Abstract

Intervertebral disc disease is the most common neurological disorder in dogs. Degeneration is linked to multifactorial causes, such as genetic predisposition, traumas and biomechanical efforts. This pathology occurs as a result of a disc degeneration, which can be classified as Hansen type I or Hansen type II. Subsequently, there was a description of new classifications that are based on pathological, clinical and diagnostic findings, namely, the acute non-compressive extrusion of the pulpy nucleus, extrusion of the hydrated pulpous nucleus and extrusion of intradural / intramedullary intervertebral disc. Beagles have a ten-fold higher incidence of cervical disc herniation than thoracolumbar hernia. This work contains the case report of a seven-year-old beagle dog, attended at the veterinary medical specialty center, Campo Grande, MS. Computed tomography showed the presence of a mineralized intervertebral disc in the C5-6 spaces, and together with the clinical history and symptoms, the diagnosis was of Hansen type I cervical intervertebral disc disease. The treatment instituted was surgical using the cervical dorsolateral hemilaminectomy technique. . The choice of surgical technique took into account the lateralization that the disc was in and the affected vertebrae. After the surgical procedure and with the beginning of the physiotherapy sessions, the patient returned to walking normally, minimizing cervical hyperpathy. The quick diagnosis, the efficiency of the treatment and the appropriate medical conduct guarantee in these cases a faster recovery with a favorable prognosis. This work accompanies the internship report.