Outcome of dogs diagnosed with concurrent intrahepatic portosystemic shunts and vertebral lesions: six cases (2016-2022).
Francesca P SolariJ B CaseF R Vilaplana GrossoW T N CulpPublished in: The Journal of small animal practice (2024)
Dogs with intrahepatic portosystemic shunts may concurrently develop discospondylitis and vertebral physitis. With antimicrobial therapy and endovascular embolisation of their portosystemic shunt, all dogs in this study had a good outcome with clinical resolution of both disease processes. However, long-term follow-up was not obtained in all cases.