After removal of 1 metatarsal pad and formation of a granulation tissue bed, free segmental 6×8 mm grafts from digital pads were sutured into recessed same-size recipient sites in the granulation tissue. In 5 dogs, the grafted area had been denervated by excision of a segment of the tibial nerve at ...

A group of ten dogs affected by an apparently identical denervating disease is described. There was no breed or age predisposition, but females were preferentially affected (70%). The rate of onset of signs was variable from a week to more than a month. Quadriparesis was present to varying...

Clinical and morphological features of a progressive polyneuropathy in young mature Alaskan Malamutes are described. Clinical signs included progressive paraparesis, synchronous pelvic limb gait, exercise intolerance, hyperaesthesia, hyporeflexia, muscle atrophy, and tetraplegia. Electromyographic...

A 10 year old Labrador Retriever x Great Dane, was examined following a 3 day history of dyspnoea and weakness. Based on the physical and neurological findings an anatomical diagnosis of a diffuse neuromuscular disorder was made, with a differential diagnosis of polyradiculoneuritis (coonhound...

Muscles from 50 dogs were examined at various times after denervation. Electromyographical studies were made and motor nerve conduction velocities (NCV) measured. In partial denervation a reduced interference pattern was demonstrated in certain cases. In one case, which resembled spinal muscular...