In Type I of the disease, the inner portion of the disc is calcified, or hardened. This occurs quickly and leaves the disc brittle and more prone to rupture.

Common symptoms of herniated discs include "back pain, lameness, incoordination, and/or inability to walk in the hind legs, or all four limbs," the school notes.

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