Sentences with phrase «called luxating patella»

The breed all around is very quiet and is only really susceptible to a condition called luxating patella (shifting knee cap).

The condition called Luxating Patella means the knee is out of place or dislocated.

As with other small, active breeds, the Aussie can be affected by a condition called luxating patellas, where the knee cap of the rear legs slips in and out of its groove.

The vet says I have something called luxating patellas (basically my knee caps pop out of place).

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Other orthopedic diseases in Alaskan Malamutes are elbow dysplasia, osteochondritis, panosteitis, luxating patella, Wobbler's syndrome, and a rare disease called chondrodysplasia.

Responsible breeders check for health conditions such as hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, glaucoma, hypothyroidism, bleeding disorders, and luxating patella, a dislocated kneecap once called a «trick knee» in humans.

Chihuahuas are also known for a genetic condition called «luxating Patella».

Other orthopedic diseases are elbow dysplasia, cruciate ligament rupture, luxating patella, osteochondritis, and a rare disease called chondrodysplasia.

The most common is heart disease, but they also have trick knees (luxating patellas), hip dysplasia, a disease that causes paralysis of the spine, another disease similar to epilepsy called Episodic Falling, ear problems and deafness, many types of eye problems, and about half of them have a severe blood disease.

Yorkies also have some joint problems, like trick knees (luxating patellas) and Legg - Calves - Perthes disease (poor circulation to the head of the femur), eye problems (like cataracts, eyelash diseases, and retinal dysplasia), weakness and collapse of the trachea, a liver disease called portosystemic shunt, and several other problems.

Yorkshire Terriers are generally healthy dogs, and responsible breeders screen their stock for health conditions such as eye anomalies and luxating patella, a dislocated kneecap once called a «trick knee» in humans.

The medial luxating patella, commonly called «trick knee,» is an extremely common problem in toy breed dogs.