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Successful medical management of lumbar intervertebral disc prolapse in a ferret
Author(s) -
Srugo I.,
Chai O.,
Yaakov D.,
Sharon L.,
Shamir M. H.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2010.00964.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lumbar , intervertebral disc , intervertebral disc displacement , anatomy , lumbar vertebrae , surgery
Thoracolumbar disc herniation was diagnosed in a two‐year‐old ferret using a myelogram followed by a computed tomography scan. The ferret was paraplegic with no control over urination and defecation. Conservative treatment that included cage rest and passive range of motion exercises for three weeks followed by extensive physiotherapy and hydrotherapy resulted in full recovery two months after the onset of treatment. Although intervertebral disc disease has been reported previously in four ferrets, this is the first report in which a postmyelogram computed tomography was used to demonstrate the herniated disc, and physiotherapy was used as principal treatment modality.