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In dogs, for example, meningitis can easily be mistaken for intervertebral disc extrusion, polyarthritis, pleuritis, pancreatitis, or pyelonephritis. In horses, initial clinical signs can appear as lameness, myositis, vertebral instability, or even colic.
Bacterial meningitis or meningoencephalitis is not common in dogs and is not generally contagious. The usual signs of meningitis are fever, neck pain and rigidity, and painful muscle spasms. Dogs may have these signs without any sign of brain or spinal cord dysfunction.
Note that one important source of bacterial infection of meninges/CNS parenchyma in dogs is bacterial endocarditis. Organisms usually disseminate via CSF pathways and → cerebrospinal meningitis, often associated with micro abcess formation in brain/spinal cord.
Clinical Significance. Meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin should be considered in the differential diagnosis of dogs presenting with a progressive myelopathy. Magnetic resonance imaging features can possibly help to distinguish presumptive meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin from other more common spinal diseases.
1 Οκτ 2011 · Irrespective of the etiologic agent, bacterial meningitis usually is acute in onset and tends to be characterized by a group of clinical signs that include hyperesthesia, fever, cervical pain, and frequently, cervical rigidity.
What are the clinical signs of meningitis? Common clinical signs of meningitis include fever, generalized pain (which may be severe), and rigidity of the neck. Affected dogs are often lethargic and may refuse to eat.
14 Ιαν 2023 · Bacterial meningitis (BM) and meningoencephalitis (BMEM) are associated with high case fatality rates and neurologic sequelae in people, but limited data exists on outcome in dogs. Hypothesis/Objectives.
