Spondyloarthropathy was observed in 25 (2.8%) of 895 preserved canid museum specimens and was catalogued by species. The associated skeletal alterations in canids are indistinguishable grossly and physiologically from those in humans with spondyloarthropathy of the reactive type. Rate of affliction was independent of captive or wild-caught status or gender. In canids, spondyloarthropathy was much more common than osteoarthritis (0.3%), which predominantly is limited to captive animals. Animal well-being may be enhanced by recognition of the condition and initiation of specific treatment.
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1 March 2001
INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS IN CANIDS: SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY
Bruce M. Rothschild,
Christine Rothschild,
Robert J. Woods
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 32 • No. 1
March 2001
Vol. 32 • No. 1
March 2001
Canidae
Erosive arthritis
pathology
reactive arthritis
sacroiliac joint
spondyloarthropathy