Vertebral facet jump in a goat: a case report.

ABSTRACT

A 4-month-old goat manifesting front and rear limb ataxia was found to have a facet jump involving the first and second thoracic vertebrae. This injury caused severe narrowing of the vertebral foramen of the second thoracic vertebrae causing pressure on the spinal cord and signs of ataxia, overextension of hind limbs and periodic crossing of the hind limbs.