IVDD involves disc herniation or rupture, causing spinal cord compression with varying severity, from pain to paralysis. Breeds like Dachshunds are predisposed, but factors like obesity and trauma ...

Canine intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) constitutes one of the principal causes of spinal cord dysfunction in dogs, with significant impacts on mobility and overall quality of life. This ...

Hemivertebrae in dogs is a medical condition that involves deformed vertebrae. Technically, the condition is also called butterfly vertebrae. Unfortunately, the condition is congenital. This means a ...

Patricia Louis is a recent graduate of the University of Delaware Lerner College of Business and Economics. She has written for the Philadelphia Wings NLL team and worked in media relations for the ...

Dr. Devon Hague educates on intervertebral disc disease in our four-legged friends. Another stop at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital to talk with first-time guest Dr. Devon ...