As a breed, they aren't particularly prone to any fatal diseases, but they are susceptible to
a few joint diseases that might need surgical correction at some point.
Not exact matches
A new study appearing in the Journal of Bone and
Joint Surgery (JBJS) found that these surgeries are generally safe with mortality rates decreasing for total hip (THR) and total knee (TKR) replacement and spinal fusion surgeries, and complication rates decreasing for total knee replacement and spinal fusion in patients with
few or no comorbidities (other conditions or
diseases).
In a
joint project with Metabometrix, he is examining a
few thousand subjects, some who have severe cases of metabolic
diseases such as obesity and some who are healthy, to identify how extremes differ from the norm.
In just the last
few months there have been a
few interesting studies published about the relationship between celiac
disease and
joint issues.
You probably know that for those with celiac
disease, exposure to gluten can cause a host of uncomfortable symptoms that range from mild irritations to major problems: headaches, bloating,
joint pain, skin rashes, mood issues, intestinal damage and malnutrition, to name a
few.
For them, leaky gut manifests in a different way — skin problems, brain fog, anxiety or depression, autoimmune
disease, and
joint pain are just a
few examples.
The AS causes fusing of the spine, and like many with this
disease, you end up going years before you are properly diagnosed, so I already had fusions of my sacroiliac
joints (pelvis) and in a
few vertebrae before I had a name to call this
disease.
Pets that are overweight are at risk for many health problems such as
joint disease, diabetes and heart
disease, just to mention a
few.
A
few extra pounds on a dog may not seem like anything to worry about, but the added weight can exacerbate arthritis, cause
joint and bone issues, and it can greatly increase the possibility that your pet will develop diabetes or cardiac / respiratory
disease.
Although vaccine reactions can take weeks, months or even years to develop (think of allergies,
joint disease, renal
disease or hypothyroidism), in the majority of cases, vets only think of vaccine reactions if the dog suffers classic symptoms like sudden explosive diarrhea, lethargy and pain within a
few hours of the vaccine.
Improvement of symptoms is usually seen within a
few days; however, especially with Lyme
disease, the
disease may cause on - going
joint and kidney damage, requiring lengthy medical therapy.
A section on feline degenerative
joint disease has been added due to the increased awareness of this painful condition in cats over the last
few years.
As the
disease progresses, increased thirst and urination, abdominal pain, vomiting, eye
disease, diarrhea,
joint stiffness, bruising of the skin, coughing and a runny nose are just a
few of the symptoms that can occur.