Analgesics or other pain relievers may also be given. The fully formed odontoid process is toothlike/peg shaped with a curved superior. In mild cases, the veterinarian may choose to prescribe prednisolone and furosemide to reduce the pressure in the spinal cord and ease the pain. The odontoid process was once thought to be a displaced body of the atlas but is now believed to have separated from the anterior part of the atlas between the sixth and seventh week of gestation and to have migrated caudally to fuse with the body of the axis. If the veterinarian believes your dog’s condition is not serious enough for surgery, a stabilization collar or other external stabilizing device (halo) can be used. In this procedure, the dog will not be able to turn his head, but it will relieve the pain and paralysis. As a last resort, if the other procedures are not possible, the veterinarian can fuse the first two vertebrae and the dens with a bone graft or metal plate to hold it in place. The fixation plate allows the dog to move his head without pain or loss of feeling. There is also a plate called an atlantoaxial fixation plate, that can be fixed to the atlantoaxial joint, which will fuse the area and stabilize the odontoid process. Methods and materials: We retrospectively reviewed 133 patients (85 males and 48 females, age range of 19-81 years, mean 39.5), examined within a 7-year period. This will not only stabilize the odontoid process and joint but will also allow the dog to rotate his head without pain or paralysis. The purpose of the study was to describe the MR appearance of the odontoid process and to calculate the prevalence of its morphological variants. Stabilization of the atlantoaxial joint (AAJ) is a commonly used surgical procedure that will fix the ligaments to the bone with screws or pins. There are several types of surgical procedures and medical solutions that can be used to treat odontoid process dysplasia. In other cases, the dog may have been born with a healthy odontoid process but the dens or ligaments could have been damaged in an accidental injury. This is a dangerous and painful condition that can cause weakness and even paralysis or death due to the spinal cord compression. The odontoid process, in position between the anterior ring of the atlas ventrally and the transverse ligament dorsally, is the main structure preventing. In some dogs, the dens is missing or too small to support the process of turning the head. The apical and bilateral alar ligaments hold the dens to the occipital condyles and foramen magnum and when there is an abnormality in any of these parts, the joint will dislocate and cause compression of the spinal cord. The odontoid process (also called dens) is a peg-like projection from the second cervical vertebrae that is used for rotating the head back and forth. This condition may also be caused by a traumatic injury to the neck that damages the dens or the ligaments needed to hold the dens in place. However, the same condition has been recorded as a congenital condition in larger breeds such as Doberman Pinschers and Rottweilers. Odontoid process dysplasia is considered to be hereditary in most cases, especially with toy and miniature breed dogs such as Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Beagles, Miniature Keeshonds, Maltese Terriers, Pekingese, Toy Poodles, Japanese Chins, Pomeranians, Chihuahuas, and Yorkshire Terriers.
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