9-month-old intact male Toy Poodle | American College of Veterinary Radiology

~9 month old M toy poodle
Presented to ES for hindlimb paraparesis.
Put on shelf in the bathroom for punishment after inappropriate urination.
Owner walked away and heard a thud; at which time she found the dog unable to walk in hind limbs.

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Multiple rib fractures.
- Acute.
- Chronic.
Multiple pelvic fractures.
Left Pneumothorax.
Mediastinal Shift.

Abuse.

Radiographic Signs of Non-Accidental Injury

Multiple fractures of different ages (healing and healed).
Bilateral rib fractures without a cranial or caudal preference.
Fractures in more than one anatomic region.
Transverse fractures (not spiral).

Watson E, Heng HG. Forensic radiology and imaging for veterinary radiologists. VRU 58:3, 2017. 245-58.