Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Short legs and bone pain in Danish-Swedish farm hound puppies
By Arnbjerg, J et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2007·Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: X-linked spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia tarda in the Danish-Swedish farm hound.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
Three male Danish-Swedish farm hounds from the same litter had abnormally short legs and bodies, which caused them pain when moving. X-rays showed issues with their spine and joints, indicating a serious bone condition. Unfortunately, all affected dogs had to be euthanized by the age of two years and nine months due to their severe health problems. This condition is similar to a genetic disorder seen in humans that affects collagen formation.
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Abstract
In two litters from the same parents, three out of four males had an abnormally short leg and body length. Affected dogs showed signs of pain when moving, which could be eliminated by analgesia. On radiography, these animals had widened, radiolucent, irregularly bordered intervertebral disc spaces. When examined at seven months of age, the epiphyses appeared widened and irregular in shape and outline. General bone opacity in the vertebral column was lower in the affected male dogs than in the normal littermate. The affected dogs developed spondylosis and arthrosis of the larger limb joints. All affected dogs were euthanased on humane grounds, the eldest at the age of two years nine months. Based on the clinical and radiographic evidence, the condition seen in the male dogs described here resembles X-linked spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia tarda caused by a collagenopathy due to malformation of COL2A1 as seen in human beings.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17212747/