| Canine hip dysplasia is a genetic issue
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| | puppies, some may not ever become lame.
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| that starts to appear from the ages of 4
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| | Symptoms of hip dysplasia include:
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| to 12 months. Not all puppies in a litter
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| | * walking with a limp
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| will develop it, though if your dog has
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| | * a swaying gait
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| canine hip dysplasia, she should not be
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| | * bunny hopping when running
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| bred.
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| | * difficulty in the back legs when
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| Larger breed dogs have a higher risk of
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| | getting up
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| developing hip dysplasia, due to the
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| | * pain in the hip
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| greater weight these joints will have to
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| | * when the puppy is lying on its back,
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| bear. But it's important to realize that
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| | its back legs may not extend towards the
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| small dogs can be affected also. Large
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| | front legs without pain
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| breed dogs at risk include rottweilers,
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| | The only way to find out if your dog
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| german shephards, golden retrievers,
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| | definitely has hip dysplasia is if he has
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| dalmations, and blood hounds.
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| | an x-ray by a vet. This normally means
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| Canine hip dysplasia affects the ball and
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| | the dog will have to be heavily sedated,
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| socket joint of the hip. The head of the
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| | or go under anaesthetic.
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| large bone in the dog's leg doesn't fit
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| | Tips To Prevent Canine Hip Dysplasia
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| snugly into the hip socket. The problem
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| | * Don't feed a growing dog a diet too
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| is that the socket itself is not well
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| | high in calories. It's important that the
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| developed, and it creates a lot of stress
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| | growing dog's nutritional needs are met,
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| on the joint. The muscles don't develop
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| | but excessive weight, and rapid weight
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| as quickly as the bone grows, and a
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| | gain, create more of a load for the
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| situation is created where the weight the
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| | joints to bear. If a dog is genetically
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| joint has to bear is greater than the
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| | predisposed to hip dysplasia, this can
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| capacity of the ligaments, tendons, and
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| | delay the beginning of symptoms, or
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| muscles around the joint. Thus joint
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| | reduce the chance of it developing into a
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| instability develops. This in turn leads
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| | more severe form.
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| to a greater wear and tear than the joint
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| | * Be careful about the type of exercise
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| would normally experience.
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| | growing dogs get. Jumping up and down
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| Canine hip dysplasia ranges from mild to
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| | from heights, and standing on their back
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| moderate. In mild cases, the space
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| | legs, such as when they stand against a
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| between the joints is greater than normal
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| | fence or window to look over it, can
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| and the ball at the top of the hip bone
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| | aggravate the joints whilst they are
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| is part way out of its socket.
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| | growing quickly.
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| Fortunately, in mild cases, there are no
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| | * Buy dogs from a reputable breeder. If
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| associated arthritic changes in the
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| | one parent dog has hip dysplasia, the
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| joint.
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| | risk of it occurring in the litter is
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| In moderate canine hip dysplasia, the top
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| | doubled. Good breeders take care to
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| part of the normally rounded hip bone
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| | prevent this situation from occurring.
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| begins to flatten, and it sits only
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| | The pedigrees of dogs can be checked to
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| loosely in the joint. Bone spurs begin to
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| | see whether they have been certified as
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| develop, and arthritic changes start to
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| | normal by the Orthopedic Foundation For
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| happen.
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| | Animals (OFA) in the US. Their website is
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| Unfortunately, in severe hip dysplasia,
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| there is definite arthritis present. And
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| | Other organizations that check for
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| once arthritis appears in the joint, the
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| | markers of hip normalcy in dogs are
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| condition is irreversible. In the severe
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| | PennHip and the GDC (Genetic Disease
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| cases such as this, the hip bone is
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| | Control in Animals). Large breed dogs
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| completely out of the joint. The silver
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| | have a greater chance of developing hip
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| lining is, however, that not all dogs
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| | dysplasia, and prospective owners would
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| with hip dysplasia and arthritis will
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| | be wise to take this precaution.
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| become lame. Some may become lame as
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