Sentences with phrase «dysplasia than small dogs»

Generally, large dogs (roughly > 50 lbs) are more likely to develop hip dysplasia than small dogs (say < 20 lbs), regardless of being a pure or mixed breed.

Arthritis tends to affect large dogs more because they're more susceptible to hip and elbow dysplasia than smaller dogs.

Not exact matches

In order to lower your dog's risk of developing hip dysplasia, consider the following: • Feeding your dog a complete, balanced and nutritious food • Do not feed adult dog food to your puppy • Look for a calcium content of about 0.9 - 1.35 % in dry puppy food • Focus on controlled growth of your puppy • Serve small, measured meals on a regular schedule • Canned food is generally higher in calories and fat than dry food

There is not enough data yet to know if the smaller Miniature Huskies might lower the risk of hip dysplasia, a defect that tends to plague larger dog breeds more than others.

We know small breed dogs are less likely to have hip dysplasia than large breed dogs, but some small breed dogs still suffer from this disease.

I now see that I should have discussed microvascular dysplasia in greater length because many more small dog owners write to me about their little dog facing microvascular dysplasia issues than do about portosystemic shunts, so I devoted some time to an article specifically on MVD.