Extrusion of intervertebral disc in dog - CASE REPORT
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domestic pigeon, conjunctivitis, tobramycin, Columbia liviaAbstract
We report a case of an 11-year-old poodle dog that entered the veterinary clinic with no history of mechanical trauma presenting a mild ataxia without proprioceptive alterations and underwent a CT scan, where a frame was observed characteristic of intervertebral disc extrusion and a stenosis in the left vertebral foramen between the second and third thoracic vertebrae.
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