15 year old Dachshund

Findings

On radiographs of the spine, there is scleroisis of the L6 vertebra most apparent on the lateral projection. On the ventrodorsal projection, there is loss of the cortical bone of the lamina at this level. The intervertebral foramen at L6-7 is irregular and enlarged. There is multifocal intervertebral disc space narrowing including T12-13, T13-L1, and L3-4, as well as spondylosis deformans throughout the spine.