A six-month-old intact male terrier mix presented for pain on neck manipulation.
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Lysis of the caudal endplate of C4 and cranial endplate of C5 is considered evidence of an infectious process. Discospondylitis is the primary differential; in a patient of this age infection arising at the vertebral physes is an additional differential.
Initiation of broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy is indicated.
Fluoroscopic-guided or computed tomographic-guided aspiration of the abnormal vertebrae could be considered for definitive diagnosis.
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