Not exact matches
Since the early 1900s, veterinarians have observed intervertebral disc disease — a common cause of
back pain, rear limb
paralysis and inability to walk — more frequently in dogs with short
legs (dachshund, French bulldog, and Pekingese to name a few.)
A lower
back injury caused a partial
paralysis, his left rear
leg was broken in two places and his right rear
leg was mangled.
He was shot in the
back and the bullet had lodged itself into his spinal cord causing
paralysis in his
back leg and him having to drag it - dragging it raw.
A small number of cats can suffer from feline aortic thromboembolism (FATE)-- a blood clot in the aorta that causes blockage of blood flow to the
back legs (most commonly), leading to sudden
paralysis, severe pain, and often, death.
DM begins with rear limb weakness and progresses to
paralysis in the
back legs.
IVDD in dogs is a common cause of
back pain, rear limb
paralysis, and inability to walk or feel the
back legs.
Had
paralysis of his
back legs from an unknown cause, but received the medical care and therapy he needed to live a happy life.
Vessels commonly blocked include arteries in the lungs, which cause rapid breathing or panting, rapid heart rate and high body temperature, and the iliac arteries (which supply the
back legs), which causes a blockage called a saddle thrombus, with sudden
paralysis of the rear limbs.
She suffered hip dispalacia for most of her life but since Sunday (4 days ago) has had complete
paralysis of
back legs.
The most common cause of sudden
paralysis of the hind
legs of a rabbit is
back fracture.
The
paralysis tick is pictured below and has brown
legs at the front and
back, but white
legs in the middle (though it can be hard to see the colour difference).
Some short -
legged breeds with long
backs, such as Corgis and Dachshunds, are more likely to experience injury of the spinal cord, which may cause partial or full
paralysis of the hind end.
Dogs with IVDD have symptoms ranging from mild pain (lowered head, reluctance to move, stiffness, sensitivity to touch), to severe pain (arched
back, lameness, dragging
legs, inability to stand, crying when touched or moving, trembling, staggering, collapse), to partial or complete
paralysis.
Fractures and dislocations of the
back, most often resulting in
paralysis of both rear
legs, are the most common injuries.
That progresses to
paralysis in the
back legs.
We have expertise with great results representing clients with serious injuries to their neck,
back, head, face, knees, hands, shoulders, hips, arms,
legs, feet including brain injury,
paralysis, and nerve damage.