Epilepsy is the most common neurologic disorder of dogs. Several studies have estimated the prevalence of epilepsy to be 0.62-0.75% in the general dog population. Successful management of epilepsy is a team effort and owner “buy in” to treatment is …
Occasionally, patients have a reduced to absent patellar reflex in the non-recumbent (“up”) leg when lying in lateral recumbency, but this might not be an abnormal / pathologic finding. If the patellar reflex were truly reduced to absent, this would …
Never flex the neck of a young toy and small breed dog when checking for neck pain, especially dogs less than 3-4 years of age. These breeds are at increased risk of congenital atlantoaxial (AA) instability. Flexing the neck in …