This is a common condition in older dogs and occurs due to bone spurs forming on the spine (at the underside of the vertebrae). It progresses with old age and may result in immobilisation of certain locations on the spine; where the bony spurs (osteophytes) weld the vertebra together.
The exact reason for this condition is not fully known but it is
believed
to be due to the sharpeys fibres within the annulus breaking down.
The annulus forms the outer layer of the vertebral disk and when it
is broken down resulting in the inner layer protruding through;
this then presses on the ligaments within the spinal column and the
bony spurs.
Symptoms
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