Epidural abscess and discospondylitis in a dog after administration of a lumbosacral epidural analgesic.

(WCVM) for tail necrosis. The distal third of the tail was necrotic after being placed inside a bottle in an effort to keep the dog from exac-erbating a lick granuloma. Initial physical examina-tion was normal, other than the tail lesion. A complete blood count was within normal range. After premed-ication with oxymorphone (Numorphan, 0.1 mg/kg/BW, IM, and acetylpromazine maleate Ayerst 0.05 mg/kg/BW, IM, general anesthesia was induced with thiamylal MTC 10 mg/kg/BW, IV, and maintained on halothane Following standard surgical with chlorhexidine gluconate w/v, and isopropyl alcohol spinal needle placement into the epidural space was attempted at the lumbosacral junction. With the needle held perpendicular to the skin and on the dorsal midline, multiple skin penetrations and subcu-taneous needle redirections were performed prior to achieving correct epidural placement. A preoperative epidural analgesic of oxymorphone (0.05 mg/kg/BW in mL/10 kg/BW was using