 report from the vet
i asked the vet to write a report for me and this is the info. i received.
RE: Cause of Death
The only clinical symptom preceding death was pain that seemed to originate from the cervical area. Presumptive cause of death is spinal cord compression. Due to the clinical signs of neck pain followed by peracute death, and radiological evidence of possible occipital dysplasia and malpositioning of C1 / Atlas, this cause seems probable. The radiographic images were also suggestive of hydrocephalus. Occipital dysplasia and spinal cord compression cannot be definitively diagnosed without MRI examination. |