Factors associated with recovery from paraplegia in dogs with loss of pain perception in the pelvic limbs following intervertebral disk herniation.

Objective: To investigate associations between recovery of locomotion and putative prognostic factors in dogs with loss of deep pain perception in the pelvic limbs caused by intervertebral disk herniation (IVDH).

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Animals: 78 client-owned dogs evaluated for IVDH that underwent spinal decompression surgery.