Table 1 Dogs included in the study: description, findings and outcome
From: Original surgical treatment of thoracolumbar subarachnoid cysts in six chondrodystrophic dogs
Dog | Breed | Age (years) | Gender | Onset-duration | Clinical signs | Disc affected | Surgery | Hospitalisation | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pug | 7 | Male | 2 months | Grade 3, worse on the left side. | T12-T13 | Left hemilaminectomy T11-T13. Lateral corpectomy T12-T13. | 3 days no degradation | Grade 2. Died 2 months later from unrelated cause (gastric perforation). |
2 | Pug | 7 | Female | 3 months | Grade 2 then 3 with faecal incontinence. | T11-T12 | Right hemilaminectomy T11-T12. Lateral corpectomy T11-T12. | 3 days mild degradation | Grade 2. Lost to follow up 2 months after surgery. |
3 | French bulldog | 0.5 | Male | 1 month | Grade 3, worse on the right side. | T11-T12 | Left hemilaminectomy T9-T10-T11-T12. Lateral corpectomy T11-T12. | 4 days mild degradation | Grade 2, worse on the right side 4 years after surgery. |
4 | Pug | 9 | Male | 15 days | Grade 2, worse on the left side. | T11-T12 | Left hemilaminectomy T10-T12. Lateral corpectomy T11-T12. | 3 days no degradation | Grade 2, 8 months postoperatively. |
5 | Pug | 6 | Male | 15 days | Grade 3. | T11-T12 | Right hemilaminectomy T10-T12. Lateral corpectomy T11-T12. | 3 days mild degradation | Grade 2 worse on the right side. Euthanasia for tetraplegia 2 years after surgery. |
6 | Pug | 6 | Female | 3 months | Grade 3. | T7-T8 | Left hemilaminectomy T7-T11. | 2 days mild degradation | Grade 2. |