Canine Osteitis Causes|Diagnosis|Prevention and Treatment

Causes of canine panosteitis:

Canine panosteitis is a spontaneous and self-limiting disease. Mostly occurs in young dogs of larger breeds. The specific etiology is unknown, accompanied by the formation of new bone in the endosteum and periosteum, and the new bone formation is obvious. The main lesion is that the bone trabeculae are embedded in the bone marrow to form endosteal bone. The bone marrow contains a large number of cells and has varying degrees of fibrosis, but there is no chronic inflammation. , acute infection or malignant tumors appear.

Diagnostic criteria for canine panosteitis:

According to the clinical symptoms, the body temperature of the sick dog is normal, there is no muscle atrophy, and there will be pain on touch. In severe cases, anorexia and burnout may occur. I am doing X-ray examination, because this disease is a progressive development, it may be normal to take X-ray at the beginning, it is just the appearance of clinical symptoms, if you want to confirm the diagnosis, it is best to take another examination after 15 days, the X-ray film will show bone The shape of the trabeculae is vague, the density increases, the bone marrow cavity is plasticized, and the cortical bone is thickened, followed by spots in the bone marrow cavity and thickened cortical bone. Generally do not expand to the epiphysis. After about 30 days, the medullary cavity where the lesion first appeared began to recover, and it could completely return to normal after 70 to 90 days. However, the long bones that have been repeatedly affected by this disease will also deform and become thicker. The bone marrow loses its normal hematopoietic activity.

Prevention and treatment of canine osteitis:

There is no effective therapy for the etiology, and the commonly used ones are symptomatic treatment, such as pain relief and anti-inflammation, such as salicylic acid drugs, phenylbutazone, etc. Cortisone drugs can also be tried.