NEVPC 2022

Signalment:7-day-old, male, Boer goat

History:The patient presented to the referring veterinarian with a history of spastic paraplegia that had been present since birth. The patient was treated with vitamin E/selenium, tulathromycin (macrolide antibiotic), and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Given the lack of response to treatment, the patient was euthanized.

Gross Lesions:Cerebrum: Severe, locally extensive, subacute-to-chronic, bilaterally symmetric periventricular leukomalacia with hydrocephalus ex vacuo