![]() The condition is so rare that only a handful of dogs in the world, numbering somewhere in the teens, are known to have the condition. …and Quasimodo! Photo: QuasiTheGreat/Facebook Others include Pig, the Unusual Dog… Photo: Pig The Unusual Dog/Facebook Cuda is just one of the poster children for the condition. While rare, dogs with short spine syndrome have been getting greater visibility of late. Many have fewer ribs than the average dog. These dogs have “normal-looking legs,” but short, barrel-shaped bodies. As the vertebrae is fused, they generally cannot turn their heads and instead must pivot around completely to see things that are behind them. One of the signature features of dogs with short spine syndrome is a neck-less appearance. Often the some of the vertebrae are even fused together, which means dogs born with this condition are often less flexible than other pups (resulting in circumstances like Cuda’s, wherein she has trouble scratching her rear end!). The vertebrae are compressed, creating a severe shortening of the spinal column, and giving dogs a short, hunch back look. Short spine syndrome is a defect dogs have from birth. ![]() Her mom thinks Cuda helps people become comfortable in their own skin - and she is so grateful that she gets to have a dog so special. She was even certified as a therapy dog, so she brings lots of love and sweetness to many people outside her own circle. She loves her human and canine family members. Cooper, a two-year-old American foxhound, lives with short spine syndrome, a genetic condition caused by inbreeding where vertebrae are fused together and compressed. Owner Julie LeRoy, a former animal control officer, says that Cuda’s former owner bought her off Craigslist for $50. A pooch born with half a spine is just one of 30 dogs in the world living with the condition. Aside from having a little difficulty scratching her butt, she’s just like any other dog! (Note to the concerned: her family makes sure she gets plenty of butt scratches!). It turned out: nothing, really! Cuda was born with short spine syndrome, a condition caused by inbreeding. Those interested in adopting Quasi or one of the shelter’s 200 dogs currently available for adoption should visit the Secondhand Hounds website.Cuda’s family adopted her at five months, not knowing what was “wrong” with her. This is a short video about dogs that have short spine syndrome. The shelter wrote that Quasi will not be available for adoption until he is healthy and has his temperament evaluated. “He may not be as pretty as many dogs on the outside, but his heart and soul shine through and make him one of God’s most beautiful creatures,” Anderson said. His adoption journey is being documented on his page through pictures and video posts of his visits to the vet and playing outside. His fan page on Facebook, “Quasi The Great” was created on Thursday to help people learn about his condition and bring awareness to dogs with special needs. Quasi is unable to turn his head, but otherwise his condition doesn’t affect his day-to-day activities.Īnderson said, “He gets around just fine and knows exactly how to snuggle to fit into a lap.” “Born different but never knowing any other way, he seeks to please the people who have shown him kind hands and warm hearts,” Anderson said. Named after the “Hunchback of Notre Dame” character, Quasi is one of only 13 known dogs in the world with short spine syndrome, a genetic condition, according to Secondhand Hounds. Sara Anderson, the large-breed foster coordinator for the shelter, said she was contacted to take Quasi because of her love of special-needs dogs. The dog was taken in by Secondhand Hounds, an animal shelter in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Quasi was also seen by a human geneticist at University of California, who is studying his blood to find out what causes short spine syndrome. His back cannot be surgically repaired,” the shelter wrote on Facebook. “Quasi is missing a couple of vertebra in his back, but that is not causing him pain. He will be seeing a specialist to fix what is called a screw tail, a vertebrae deformity in the tail. Quasi had his neck clipped and cleaned to help the skin heal from his collar wound and he was neutered. Quasimodo, a purebred German shepherd with short spine syndrome, is gaining fans online with his story.Įarlier this week, Secondhand Hounds updated Quasi’s 50,000 fans on Facebook on the pup’s health and medical treatments. (CNN) - A stunted dog with a rare condition is looking for a home. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The shelter first thought that he had lived his life in a kennel. He was rescued by Secondhand Hounds on Thursday in Minnesota. The author shows how the paintings agree in every detail with the type of malformation in the Japanese breed of dog, described in 1956 as short-spine dog. ![]() This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Quasimodo, a 3-year-old German shepherd, has short spine syndrome. ![]()
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