Sacrocaudal dysgenesis, dog

Sacrocaudal dysgenesis, dog

(A) Typical posture and lack of a tail in a puppy with sacrocaudal dysgenesis. (B) The associated lateral radiograph shows that the sacrum and coccygeal vertebrae have failed to form. Commensurately, the caudal spinal nerves have also failed to form. A meningocele is also present.

Courtesy of Dr. Rebecca Packer.