Quiz: Disk Disease in Dogs & Cats

Katherine I. Crook, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology), Charleston Veterinary Referral Center

ArticleLast Updated March 20181 min readPeer ReviewedWeb-Exclusive
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Intervertebral disk disease (IVDD) is the most common cause of spinal cord injury in dogs and it can also occur in cats.1,2 IVDD commonly occurs in dogs and can have profound consequences, including pain and weakness. In some cases, disk disease can lead to intervertebral disk herniation (ie, disk degeneration that results in abnormal displacement of the nucleus pulposus and/or annulus fibrosis into the spinal canal).