Hip Dysplasia Dogs – Facts
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Hip Dysplasia does not only occur at the hip joint. It ight also effect the knee, shoulder and spinal joints.
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The gradual loss of cartilage, joint inflammation, bone spurs and pain can be a result of osteoarthritis or hip dysplasia.
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Eventhough hip dysplasia is a genetical inherited deseas we may sometimes see that the dog’s parents did not ever develop hip dysplasia yet the son or daugther did.
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Hip dysplasia can result from genetic mutations or simply from masked of hidden genes that can skip generations.
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Labs, Golden Retreivers, Bloodhounds, St. Bernards, Boxers and Rottweilers are the breeds that are the more common candidates for hip displasia but not every large breed dog is likely to get hip dysplasia. Siberian Huskies and Dobermans tend to be at a lower risk for CHD.
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Hip dysplasia’s clinical signs include decreased ability to endure exercise, lameness in the hind limbs, reluctance to climb stairs, and pain coincident with hip movement.
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Growth rate, extent of exercise, nutrition, and hereditary factors influence the incidence of the disease.
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Medical and surgical treatments have been used with variable success. The treatments are not curative, but they may greatly relieve the dog’s discomfort and slow progression of the disease.
