RESUMO.A mielopatia por embolismo fibrocartilaginoso é caracterizada por um infarto da medula espinhal causado por êmbolos fibrocartilaginosos idênticos ao núcleo pulposo do disco intervertebral. De ocorrência rara e descrita principalmente em cães adultos e de grande porte, podendo também ser encontrada em cães de pequeno porte. O presente relato ocorreu em um canino de dois anos e meio, macho West Highland White Terrier, que foi atendido em um hospital veterinário com tetraparesia súbita, onde permaneceu internado vinte e um dias e após receber a alta hospitalar deu continuidade ao tratamento por cento e sessenta dias. O diagnóstico foi realizado por meio dos sinais clínicos, exames bioquímicos para exclusão dos diagnósticos diferenciais e a tomografia computadorizada que identificou o trombo em região cervical. O tratamento consistiu em cuidados de enfermagem, fisioterapia, hidroterapia e sessões de acupuntura. Após 180 dias de lesão medular o animal ficou com o membro dianteiro direito sem flexão completa de cotovelo como sequela de uma provável lesão do plexo braquial, com sensibilidade a dor profunda, locomovendo-se com ajuda de um andador e se levantando sozinho.Palavras chave: cães, embolismo fibrocartilaginoso, isquemia medular Diagnosis and treatment of fibrocartilaginous embolism in a small dog: Case Report ABSTRACT. Myelopathy due to fibrocartilaginous embolism is characterized by an infarction of the spinal cord caused by fibrocartilaginous embolism identical to the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc. Of rare occurrence and described mainly in adult and large dogs, it can also be found in small dogs. The present report occurred in a two and a half year old canine, West Highland White Terrier, who was treated at a veterinary hospital with sudden tetraparesis, where he remained hospitalized for twenty one days and after being discharged, treatment for sixty days. The diagnosis was made through clinical signs, biochemical tests to exclude differential diagnoses and computed tomography that identified the thrombus in the cervical region. The treatment consisted of nursing care, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy and acupuncture sessions. After 180 days of spinal cord injury, the animal had the right front limb without full elbow flexion as a sequel of a probable brachial plexus injury, with sensitivity to deep pain, walkking with the aid of a walker and rising alone.
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