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The affected dogs exhibited varied neurological deficits, including cervical hyperesthesia, generalised stiffness, ambulatory tetraparesis, and, in the most severe cases, paraplegia without nociception. MRI findings primarily localised haemorrhagic lesions to the thoracolumbar (T3-L3) region, with intradural\u2013extramedullary haemorrhages being the most common type. Most cases responded favourably to immunosuppressive therapy with prednisolone, either alone or in combination with cytarabine. Surgical intervention, performed in a case of compressive extradural haemorrhage, led to a successful recovery of ambulation. Two cases presented or developed paraplegia without nociception, despite immunosuppression. 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