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TETANUS Dog with fulminant tetanus. Contraction TETANUS Same dog after having made a complete
of facial muscles has drawn the ears dorsally, and a recovery. (Courtesy John Sylvester.)
divergent strabismus is present. Canthi of the lips
were drawn into a sardonic grin (not shown); mouth
could not be opened. Extreme rigidity of the limbs
explains stiff, stilted posture.

TETANUS The ovariohysterectomy incision of the dog with tetanus does not reveal any abnormality to suggest
infection with Clostridium tetani.

ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED RELATED CLIENT EDUCATION
READINGS SHEETS
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guide to canine and feline neurology, ed 3, Ames, and Walk
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Greene CE: Tetanus. In Greene CE, editor: Infectious
diseases of the dog and cat, ed 4. St. Louis, 2012,
Elsevier, pp 423-431.
Lorenz M, et al: Disorders of involuntary move-
ment. In Lorenz M, et al, editors: Handbook of
veterinary neurology, ed 5, St. Louis, 2010, Elsevier,
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