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Therapeutic Approach by Traditional Veterinary Medicine in a Case with Canine Myleomalacia: Case Report  

Jun, Hyung-Kyou (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Oh, Hyun-Uk (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Hyun-Hwa (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Han, Ji-Won (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Byung-Kon (Shin Pung Animal Clinic)
Park, Jin-Ho (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University)
Lee, Young-Won (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Jeong, Seong-Mok (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Duck-Hwan (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.24, no.4, 2007 , pp. 608-612 More about this Journal
Abstract
A 4-year-old castrated male Cocker spaniel was referred with chief complaint of pelvic limbs paralysis and trembling. This dog was diagnosed as a case of myelomalacia complicated with intervertebral disc disease(IVDD) by radiography and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI). This patient was treated by injection-AP with apitoxin, herbal medicine and moxibustion. The acupoints such as GV02-1, GV04, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14, BL11, BL18, BL23, BL25, BL28, GB21, HT07, KI03, LI04, LU07, SI03, SI06, ST36, ST38, ST39, ST40, ST41, GB30, GB31, GB34, Liv03, SP06 and trigger points($T1{\sim}T4\;and\;T9{\sim}L1$) were used for treatment. At the session 1, the dog could not stand and move the limbs. However, gradual improvement of clinical signs was observed after 7, 14 and 21 session of treatment. Although the clinical signs related to pelvic paralysis were not completely abolished with TVM methods, this case showed the marked improvement of clinical signs after 21 sessions of treatment. In conclusion, the present patient was a case with canine myelomalacia complicated with IVDD which showed not so complete but somewhat improvement by TVM method.
Keywords
Canine; myelomalacia; apitoxin; herbal medicine;
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