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Barandun MA, Bult S, Demierre S, et al. Colder Ambient Temperatures Influence Acute Onset Canine Intervertebral Disc Extrusion. Front Vet Sci. 2020;7:175doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00175.
Barandun, M. A., Bult, S., Demierre, S., Vidondo, B., & Forterre, F. (2020). Colder Ambient Temperatures Influence Acute Onset Canine Intervertebral Disc Extrusion. Frontiers in veterinary science, 7175. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00175
Barandun, Marc A, et al. "Colder Ambient Temperatures Influence Acute Onset Canine Intervertebral Disc Extrusion." Frontiers in veterinary science vol. 7 (2020): 175. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00175
Barandun MA, Bult S, Demierre S, Vidondo B, Forterre F. Colder Ambient Temperatures Influence Acute Onset Canine Intervertebral Disc Extrusion. Front Vet Sci. 2020 Apr 07;7:175. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00175. eCollection 2020. PMID: 32318591; PMCID: PMC7154144.
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Front Vet Sci. 2020 Apr 07;7:175. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00175. eCollection 2020.

Colder Ambient Temperatures Influence Acute Onset Canine Intervertebral Disc Extrusion.

Frontiers in veterinary science

Marc A Barandun, Stella Bult, Stanislas Demierre, Beatriz Vidondo, Franck Forterre

Affiliations

  1. Division of Small Animal Surgery, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  2. Tierarztpraxis Dalbe, Basel, Switzerland.
  3. Neurovet, Ecublens, Switzerland.
  4. Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health, Vetsuisse Faculty, Veterinary Public Health Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

PMID: 32318591 PMCID: PMC7154144 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00175

Abstract

Canine intervertebral disc disease is one of the most common neurologic conditions in veterinary medicine but the influence of environmental factors thereon has not been fully investigated. Subjectively, there has been the impression of increased admissions of acute spinal cord injuries due to intervertebral disc extrusion during periods of colder temperatures. In the present retrospective study, the different weather conditions (temperature, precipitation, sunshine, humidity, and atmospheric pressure) during the acute onset of clinical signs and a lag period of 3 days prior to the occurrence of symptoms were analyzed. One-hundred-and-one client owned dogs from the meteorological region of the Lake Geneva were presented to two referral centers during the 6-year (2007-2012) study period. Chondrodystrophic dogs represented 65.3% of our population, with the French Bulldog (19.8%) and Dachshund (17.8%) being the most common breeds. Multivariable logistic regression analysis identified an increased occurrence of intervertebral disc disease during colder temperatures. Our results are congruent with those of human studies which have shown that lower ambient temperatures are associated with more pain and increased risk for muscle injuries. The interplay of endogenous (breed, anatomical characteristics) and exogenous (environmental) factors should be addressed in a larger cohort study.

Copyright © 2020 Barandun, Bult, Demierre, Vidondo and Forterre.

Keywords: canine; environmental; intervertebral disc; temperature; weather conditions

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