Large breed puppies are more prone than smaller breeds to developing painful bone conditions, such
as hypertrophic osteodystrophy and panosteitis, while they're still growing.
Not exact matches
Overfeeding can lead to a number of other developmental bone problems such
as osteochondrosis, elbow dysplasia and
hypertrophic osteodystrophy, not just hip dysplasia.
Skeletal abnormalities such
as hip dysplasia, osteochondritis dissecans, radius curvus, stunted growth, and
hypertrophic osteodystrophy are commonly associated with the growth of large and giant breeds, but quite rare in small breeds (3).