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Urinary Incontinence – When Your Pet Leaks Urine

2020-09-10 by CriticalCareDVM

A common problem for which families bring their pet to veterinarians is urinary incontinence or involuntary leakage of urine. This week’s post is dedicated to this medical problem in an effort to increase awareness. I hope you find the information helpful and will share it with other pet owners. Happy reading! What causes urinary incontinence? … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: bladder, dysplasia, incontinence, pelvic bladder, spay, spinal cord, urethral, urinary, urine, USMI

Wobbler Syndrome in Dogs – Weebles May Wobble, but Dogs Shouldn’t!

2017-09-18 by CriticalCareDVM

Nobody likes having a crick in the neck. You wake up, turn your head, and immediately cringe from the pain. Thankfully the crick typically goes away relatively quickly. What if that crick not only hurt, but lingered and caused you to be unsteady on your feet? This is exactly what happens to some large and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: cervical, Cervical spondylopathy, Cervical vertebral instability, Cervical vertebral malformation, Cervical vertebral malformation-malarticulation, compression, computed tomography, congenital, CT scan, CVI, CVM, CVMM, doberman, great dane, Hansen, Hansen Type II, intervertebral disc, magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, spinal cord, spondylomyelopathy, vertebrae, Wobbler

Degenerative Myelopathy – A Progressive Spinal Cord Disease in Dogs

2017-05-15 by CriticalCareDVM

On this – the 3rd anniversary of CriticalCareDVM.com – I wanted to devote some time to an important and under-appreciated cause of pelvic limb weakness and paralysis in dogs. Most pet parents know about intervertebral disc disease that can cause neurological complications like difficulty walking and spinal discomfort. Yet, degenerative myelopathy should be considered in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: acupuncture, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ataxia, axon, cerebrospinal fluid, CSF, degenerative, demyelination, hydrotherapy, incontinence, magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, mutation, myelopathy, paralysis, paresis, phosphorylated neurofilament heavy proteins, Rehabilitation, spinal cord

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