On 04/07/2024 Rosey stuck her head in a gopher hole during a weekend walk. She jerked away quickly, yelped, and became non-ambulatory in all four limbs instantly. On exam she was paralyzed on the left side of her body, non-painful, and unable to support weight on all four limbs. An MRI of her cervical spine was performed, which showed evidence of a T2 intramedullary hyperintensity (pathology within the spinal cord) directly over the C2-C3 disc space. A C2-C3 acute non-compressive nucleus pulposus extrusion (ANNPE) was diagnosed. At her two-week recheck Rosey was already walking! Way to go Rosey; you’ll be chasing gophers again in no time.
