Sentences with phrase «dysplasia affects»

They're also healthier if they maintain a healthy weight; hip dysplasia affects purebreds and mixed - breeds about equally.

Similar to Elbow dysplasia, hip dysplasia affects the joint and to be specific the hip joint.

When hip dysplasia affects both legs, I prefer operating on both hips simultaneously.

Hip dysplasia affects both male and female huskies, and can affect either or both hip joints.

The age at which hip dysplasia affects a pet depends on the severity of the inherited disease.

Not exact matches

It does not promote good health for the hips - as it may cause hip dysplasia - and it can also affect the spine as well.

The Division of Pulmonary Medicine deals with the breath of life in all its aspects: control of breathing; sleep disorders; obstruction to airflow in the common diseases of upper and lower airways such as croup, bronchiolitis, asthma, cystic fibrosis, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia; restriction to lung function from disorders affecting the chest wall, the musculature, the nervous system, or lung tissue itself; congenital anomalies; accidents such as inhalation of foreign bodies, hydrocarbons, or toxic gases; secondary effects of non-pulmonary system disorders such as gastrointestinal reflux, myopathy, or cardiac dysfunction; disease of the upper respiratory tract including rhinitis and sinusitis; and so on.

There is also higher incidence of hip dysplasia [a condition affecting the hip joint] among the bigger breeds.»

Joint problems, including hip and elbow dysplasia and loose kneecaps; eye problems; cancers; skin diseases; heart and other organ diseases; and more affect canines of every size and background.

Hip Dysplasia is a genetic disorder which affects the thighbone (it does not fit properly into the hip joint).

Kittens affected by the distemper virus while they are still inside their mother's uterus may suffer from retinal dysplasia, a disorder in which the retina develops abnormally.

Just because a dog has the gene for hip dysplasia however, does not mean he will be affected: the severity of the disease will be directly influenced by the dog's diet and other environmental factors such as exercise level or body condition — or so the theory goes.

Canine Hip Dysplasia (CHD) is a congenital disease that mainly affects large breed dogs.

Health problems that can appear in the breed include hip dysplasia and osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD) which affect the bones.

Total retinal dysplasia (TRD), is a genetic eye disease known to affect Bedlington terriers.

Hip dysplasia is a condition affecting both dogs and cats.

Some of the inherited disorders known to affect the breed include hip dysplasia, patellar luxation, progressive retinal atrophy and hereditary myopathy.

Elbow dysplasia is a complex, inherited disease which primarily affects intermediate and large breed dogs however this condition may be seen in any breed.

Elbow dysplasia (ED), or deformed elbow joints, is a degenerative bone disease that affects big dogs like Bernese Mountain Dogs.

For example Labrador Retrievers can be affected by Progressive retinal atrophy and Elbow / Hip Dysplasia and Dalmatians can be affected by Hyperuricosuria which causes stones in the bladder and sometimes kidneys.

The goal of treatment of elbow dysplasia is to relieve pain and maintain function in the affected limbs.

For example, four of the top five breeds affected with elbow dysplasia were the Bernese mountain dog, Newfoundland, mastiff and Rottweiler - all from the mastiff - like lineage.

Hip dysplasia is a condition that affects many of the giant and large breeds.

The goal of treatment of elbow dysplasia is to relieve pain and maintain function in the affected limbs, allowing the dog to live an active, normal life.

Hip Dysplasia - Abnormal development of the hip joint affecting the close fit of the femur to the pelvis.

Inherited diseases or structural problems such as hip dysplasia, glaucoma, sebaceous adenitis (a skin disease), various heart ailments, and more tend to affect many breeds of dogs.

High in Omega - 3 fatty acids, pumpkin seeds can alleviate inflammation, making them a key ingredient in the fight against conditions that affect aging dogs such as arthritis and hip or elbow dysplasia.

Canine Hip Dysplasia is an abnormal formation of the hip socket that, in its more severe form, can eventually cause crippling lameness and painful arthritis of the affected joint.

Hip dysplasia most commonly affects large - and giant - breed dogs; however, smaller dogs can also be affected.

Some of the conditions that might affect Corkies include hypothyroidism, eye problems, skin problems, patellar luxation, hip dysplasia, allergies, reverse sneezing, epilepsy, collapsed trachea, hypoglycemia, portosystemic shunts, and autoimmune hemolytic anemia.

Some of the conditions known to affect the Swedish Elkhound include hip dysplasia, skin allergies, elbow dysplasia, liver disease, and hearing problems.

These include hip and elbow dysplasia (heritable condition can lead to lameness and severe pain), bloat or gastric torsion (a serious condition that affects large sized dogs with deep chests),

Hip dysplasia commonly affects larger breeds of dogs, including bulldogs, mastiffs, American Staffordshire terriers, St. Bernards, retrievers, and Rottweilers.

Bone and joint disorders such as hip dysplasia and OCD (osteochondritis dessecans) affect many large breed pups.

Retinal dysplasia should not affect a dog's ability to function as a pet; however, affected Springers should not be bred.

The term elbow dysplasia refers to several conditions that affect the elbow joint, conditions that in many cases are different manifestations of a single disease process, osteochondritis dissecans (OCD).

Environmental factors such as over-feeding, which causes fast weight - gain and growth, can dramatically affect the development of elbow dysplasia in dogs that are genetically predisposed to it.

Some of the known issues that may affect this breed include hip dysplasia, patellar luxation, hypothyroidism, and eye problems.

By the time affected dogs are two years of age, hip dysplasia is detectable by x-raying the hips.

The most common type of PRA is progressive rod - cone dysplasia (prcd) which is known to affect Labrador retrievers and poodles and possibly as many as sixty other breeds.

We still have a lot to learn about hip dysplasia, but we do know that there are environmental factors that affect risk.

One problem that they do suffer from that is common in larger dog breeds is hip dysplasia, an inherited disease that affects the hip joints.

It has no bearing on, nor is it affected by, other bone or joint diseases such as hip dysplasia or the various manifestations of osteochondrosis.

Other genetic health problems that affect the breed include syringomyelia, luxating patellas, hearing disorders and hip dysplasia.

The current average for hip dysplasia in English Setters is about 24 % affected, and the percentage is decreasing, due to responsible breeding practices.

Hip dysplasia: Pugs are the second breed to be most likely affected by this condition.

Hypovitaminosis A in cats may exhaust vitamin A reserves of the kidneys and liver; affect reproduction to cause stillbirths, congenital anomalies (hydrocephaly, blindness, hairlessness, deafness, ataxia, cerebellar dysplasia, intestinal hernia), and resorption of fetuses; and cause the same changes in epithelial cells noted in other animals.

Hip Dysplasia is a genetic disorder that affects the breeds used in our program.

Canine hip dysplasia is most often seen in large breeds like German Shepherd Dogs, Saint Bernards, and Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, but any size dog may be affected and both male and female dogs are affected with equal frequency.

The Great Pyrenees Club of America has stressed having all dogs tested for a variety of conditions that can affect the breed, including elbow and hip dysplasia, eye disorders, luxating patellas, and neurological and immune - mediated disorders.