Disease Description: A spine that is abnormally short for the breed in question.

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Disease Symptom: The condition has many characteristic abnormalities, with the vertebral bodies remaining in a relative cartilage state instead of transitioning to traditional bone. This leads to compression of the vertebral bodies and shortening of the entire length of the vertebral column. Typically, the lumbar spine slopes downward towards the pelvis and the tail is often in a corkscrew appearance. Because the limbs are often normal length, the patient will appear to be compressed in nose to tail direction but maintain a relatively normal height. Dogs with Short Spine Syndrome may be missing ribs, they can have "vertebral body instability," herniated discs, and "compression of the spinal cord or nerve roots."

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