Hip dysplasia is a dog disease found in dogs that causes the
hip joints to form abnormal. A kind of dog arthritis, this condition causes
joint loose in the hip area making it extremely difficult and painful for the
dog to move. In short, it is when a dog's hips do not fit properly resulting in
pain dog joint.
Dog hip dysplasia affects all kinds of dogs, but is more
common in large breed dogs, and even more in purebred dogs. Some of the breeds
most likely to develop hip dysplasia are the Great Dane, Rottweiler, Golden
Retriever, Labrador Retriever, German Shepherd, St. Bernard and mastiff.
However sight hounds, such as gray dogs seem to escape from this terrible
disease.
The dog feels pain depends on the degree of separation of
the joints. If there is a partial dislocation of the thigh bone of the hip bone
then this is called subluxation, and this can even make the dog feel mild pain
or not. But if the thigh bone is completely dislocated from the hip socket,
which is known as dislocation, and this will cause extreme pain the poor
animal.
Causes
There are a number of factors that can cause a dog to get
this disease.
1. Genetics:
Dog hip dysplasia can be inherited genetically, especially
in larger breeds of dogs. Sometimes, this disease also skips generations, but
the chances are increased to a dog if the disease is in its immediate ancestry.
But genetics is not the only way, because it can also develop overtime due to
environmental factors. Read More
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