Question: “Stretch” Is A 5 Year Old MN Dachshund Weighing 22 Lbs. His Owner Presents Him To Your Emergency Hospital Sobbing Uncontrollably. She Came Home From Work This Evening To Find Him Crawling Like A Seal Across The Kitchen Floor To Greet Her. Neurologic Examination Reveal The Following: TPR Are All WNL Mentation -alert And Responsive Front Limbs – Reflexes …

“Stretch” is a 5 year old MN Dachshund weighing 22 lbs. His owner presents him to your emergency hospital sobbing uncontrollably. She came home from work this evening to find him crawling like a seal across the kitchen floor to greet her. Neurologic examination reveal the following: TPR are all WNL Mentation -alert and responsive Front limbs – Reflexes Grade 2 Hind limbs – Reflexes Grade 3 Deep pain perception present in all four limbs Proprioception – front limbs normal Rear limbs absent Anal tone is decreased Panniculus response is present at T 11 3. If Stretch was exhibiting a Shiff-Scherington reflex, where would the spinal cord damage be? a. Explain what you would see with this reflex. What differential diagnoses will the veterinarian have for this patient? 5. How is deep pain tested? 6. What reflex is most reliable in the rear legs? How is it checked? 7. How is the panniculus response tested?