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Presumptive fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy in a pot-bellied pig
Shannon Darby1, Diego E Gomez1, Kallie Hobbs1
1Departments of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Darby, Gomez, Hobbs, MacKay), and Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Carrera-Justiz, Vilaplana Grosso), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA; Department of Large Animal Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario (Gomez).
Abstract:
A case of presumptive fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy in a pet pot-bellied pig is described in this report. This case, which was associated with a previous trauma, highlighted the importance of advanced diagnostic imaging in pigs with clinical signs consistent with a myelopathy.
