Sentences with phrase «causing rear leg»

Wobbler Syndrome - abnormality of the neck vertebrae causing rear leg ataxia which may progress to paralysis.

With time, it is very common for them to drag their rear legs (there are many other conditions besides insulinoma that also cause rear leg weakness).

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At the same time, your baby might be leaning on various nerves, causing sporadic pain and numbness in your legs, rear, and back.

Since the early 1900s, veterinarians have observed intervertebral disc disease — a common cause of back pain, rear limb paralysis and inability to walk — more frequently in dogs with short legs (dachshund, French bulldog, and Pekingese to name a few.)

However, when I wore them with leggings, the leg seams (which are fairly snug) would not stay down, causing a line across my lower rear that gradually climbed higher and became quite noticeable... so unfortunately I won't be wearing these with anything tight.

One of the most common causes of rear leg lameness is rupture of the stifle's (knee's) cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL).

A lower back injury caused a partial paralysis, his left rear leg was broken in two places and his right rear leg was mangled.

There are four types of skin problems cats can have as a result of allergies: hair loss without much skin changes; miliary dermatitis - which causes small pinpoint scabs, especially on the neck and over the hips and tail base; eosinophilic granulomas - which are raised, red, hairless lesions, commonly on the lips, but can be lower on the jaw or neck, or even on the rear legs; severe itchiness at the face or neck.

9 — Inability to Move Rear Legs: While there can be several causes, the common cause for this in a dog is IVDD (intervertebral disc disease).

Always support its hindquarters when picking it up, as its powerful rear legs can cause serious spinal injuries if it kicks while being held.

It is the most common cause of rear leg lameness in dogs usually large - breeds but also effects dachshunds.

Spondylolisthesis (Wobbler's syndrome): a condition where the vertebrae of the neck slip out of joint and are malformed causing progressive incoordination of the rear legs.

This knee problem is typically seen in dogs that have unusually straight rear legs and arthritis can set in and cause pain.

Degenerative Myelopathy - the other DM that can affect Collies... By Nancy Kelso, DVM Degenerative Myelopathy is a progressive disease of the spinal cord that causes weakness, and eventually inability to walk in the rear legs.

This condition decreases the amount of blood that is provided to the top of the rear leg bones causing them to deteriorate.

IVDD in dogs is a common cause of back pain, rear limb paralysis, and inability to walk or feel the back legs.

Also, in advanced stages of cervical stenosis, problems with bowel and bladder function can result, in addition to weakness and numbness in the rear legs and paws, which can cause difficulty walking — a syndome known as Wobblers Syndrome.

This caused damage to his spine and left him unable to move his rear legs.

This disorder is the common cause of lameness in the rear legs of our dogs and results into an abnormal hip joint development.

It happens in the rear legs, and can cause a lot of pain for your pet.

Vessels commonly blocked include arteries in the lungs, which cause rapid breathing or panting, rapid heart rate and high body temperature, and the iliac arteries (which supply the back legs), which causes a blockage called a saddle thrombus, with sudden paralysis of the rear limbs.

If the exercise causes discomfort (for example, dogs with bad hips are quite painful when the rear leg is extended backward), do not continue to a painful point.

If a malignant tumor has spread through the lymphatic system it can cause swelling of the rear legs due to blockage of the lymphatic drainage system.

If the blood clot enters the circulation, this may cause weakness or paralysis (usually of the rear legs).

A cranial or anterior cruciate ligament injury is one of the most common causes of rear leg lameness in dogs.

Canine hip dysplasia is the abnormal formation of the hip joint and one of the leading causes of rear leg lameness in dogs.

This is caused by pressure on the nerve roots that go to the rear legs.

It is one of the most common diseases causing paralysis of the rear legs in dogs.

In fact, hip dysplasia is the leading cause of lameness in the rear legs of dogs, especially in large breeds such as Newfoundlands, Saint Bernards, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, and German Shepherds.

In the rear legs, patellar luxation and torn cruciate ligaments are common causes of sudden lameness.

The vet will probably stretch your pet's rear legs backward and rotate them to se if this causes pain.

The cause for the limp was serious — a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left rear leg.

Kittens can develop Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a condition that causes paralysis in the rear legs.

May resist movements that require full extension or flexion of the rear legs (Hip dysplasia causes pain on hip extension).

In older ferrets weakness in the rear legs is common, and it can be caused by many different things.

The two most common diseases that cause rear - leg weakness are insulinoma and lymphoma.