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Also know as: '''''Traumatic neuroma'''''

Also know as: '''''Traumatic Neuroma'''''

==Introduction==

==Introduction==

Neuromas are '''exuberant but non-neoplastic proliferations of neural tissue'''.

Neuromas are '''exuberant but non-neoplastic proliferations of neural tissue'''.

They are a manifestation of '''traumatic or surgical nerve transection''' followed by disorganised proliferation of the proximal nerve stump due to poor aposition of absence of the proximal nerve segment.

They are a manifestation of '''traumatic or surgical nerve transection''' followed by disorganised proliferation of the proximal nerve stump due to poor apposition or absence of the proximal nerve segment.

They are reported in many species, and in '''dogs''' this is most seen after tail docking procedures. Farm animals such as '''pigs, lambs and dairy cows''' can also be affected. Cocker spaniel dogs are thought to be genetically predisposed.

They are reported in many species, and in '''dogs''' this is most seen after tail docking procedures. Farm animals such as '''pigs, lambs and dairy cows''' can also be affected. Cocker spaniel dogs are thought to be genetically predisposed.

==Clinical signs==

==Clinical Signs==

In dogs, tail dock neuromas present as '''painful, alopecic, hyperpigmented, lichenified lesions''' of the docked tip of the tail.

In dogs, tail dock neuromas present as '''painful, alopecic, hyperpigmented, lichenified lesions''' of the docked tip of the tail.

'''Surgical resection''' is the treatment of choice.

'''Surgical resection''' is the treatment of choice.

Prevention is through the '''banning of cosmetic tail docking''' in dogs

Prevention is through the '''banning of cosmetic tail docking''' in dogs. In farm animals, effort should be made to minimise the need for tail docking, for example in pigs by '''minimising tail-biting''' through the provision of environmental enrichment and the improvement of husbandry.

 

In farm animals, effort should be made to minimise the need for tail docking, for example in pigs by '''minimising tail-biting''' through the provision of environmental enrichement and the improvement of husbandry.

{{Learning

{{Learning

Stevenson, P. (1999) '''The Tail Docking of Piglets''' ''Compassion in World Farming Trust''

Stevenson, P. (1999) '''The Tail Docking of Piglets''' ''Compassion in World Farming Trust''

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