Sentences with phrase «hind leg muscles»

As your pooch «walks» backwards on his hind legs, it helps to strengthen his core and hind leg muscles.

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Both viruses were used to infect muscle cells in the hind legs of mice that had muscular dystrophy.

In a final set of experiments, the researchers used necrostatin - 1 to treat mice with axonal damage and hind leg weakness, a telltale sign of axonal demise similar to the muscle weakness that occurs in the early stages of ALS in humans.

These mice developed hallmark signs of PD in their brains and behavior: loss of dopaminergic neurons in the SNc, impaired generation of new neurons in one of the few regions capable of producing them in adult organisms, and impaired muscle coordination similar to human victims of Parkinson's (as evidenced by difficulty in rearing up on their hind legs)(Figure 2).

Then, the ferrogel was subjected to magnetic pulses to apply cyclic stimulation to the muscle, while pulses of air allowed the cuff to cyclically massage the hind leg.

These dew claws can sometimes appear on your pup's hind legs as well, and usually have lesser bone and muscle structure as compared to the front ones.

The lymph nodes are structures containing large numbers of lymphocytes, which are found at various locations including under the jaw, in front of the shoulder joints, and between the bellies of the calf muscles in the hind legs.

Removing the femoral head and neck does not interfere with these major supporting muscles in the hind leg.

Hydrotherapy is a controlled type of aquatic exercise used for dogs with hip dysplasia to build muscle in weak hind legs without allowing the dog to overdo it.

But anyway you call it, it is a great exercise for your dog as it uses his back muscles and hind legs for support.

Dogs are allowed to work on their hind legs, but this should be carefully monitored and trained very slowly so that the dog's muscles can develop strength to support itself in this way.

King Tut suffered a muscle tear and bone bruise on his hind leg.

Symptoms of this cat and dog health problem vary, but some common symptoms include the following: Weakness in the hind legs, Anxiety, Lameness, Back or neck spasms, Muscle tension, Hunched posture, Decreased activity, Unwillingness to jump, Loss of bladder control, Fecal incontinence and Crying in pain.

Hindquarters: A Rhodesian Ridgeback's hind legs should strong, with well - defined muscles like that of the front legs.

I held Hopper while the vet gave the injection into the muscle in Hopper's hind leg.

When the vet injected the drug into the muscle of Yogi's hind leg, my cat screamed the loudest meow I've ever heard and, with a power he hadn't displayed in years, thrust himself backward almost off the end of the table.

The hind legs are long and well - muscled.

Those long hind legs and muscled hindquarters allow for a great leap.

Later in life, signs of a dog suffering from hip dysplasia can vary from mild to severe, and can include pain and discomfort after exercise, reluctance to fully extend their hind legs, muscle loss and trouble getting up after laying down.

It can only be returned to its normal position once the quadriceps muscles in the hind legs of the animal relax and lengthen.

Hind legs set true, thighs strong and well muscled, stifles bent, hocks well let down, turning neither in nor out.

The hind legs are strongly boned, muscled with moderate angulation at the stifle, and powerful, clearly defined thighs.

11.0 Hindquarters Hind legs moderately muscled, well - angulated at the stifles.

A femoral head and neck excision removes the ball from the ball - and - socket joint, and uses the muscles of the pelvis to support the hind leg.

The amino acids in protein are used to build and repair the heart, the powerful muscles in your dog's hind legs, and even their skin and their fur coat.

This is especially important if your dog has clinical signs of hip dysplasia like reluctance to jump, bunny hopping gait behind at speed (both hind legs moving forward together), soreness or stiffness after exercise, a «wobbly» hind limb gait, poor muscle mass development behind compared to its forequarter, difficulty getting up, placing extra body weight on its fore limbs with a hunched back, a clicking sound when it walks, or reluctance to allow you to pet near its hips.