Other problems that X-rays can uncover
include osteochondritis (a defect in the cartilage overlaying the bone), injuries, developmental abnormalities or congenital deformities and bone disease.
Problems associated with limping in the growing dog
include Osteochondritis Dessicans (OCD) and panosteitis.
Other orthopedic diseases in Belgian Shepherds
include osteochondritis, panosteitis, and luxating patella.
These abnormalities typically develop between four and eight months of age and
include osteochondritis dessicans (OCD) of the medial humeral condyle, ununited anconeal process (UAP), joint incongruency, and fragmentation of the medial coronoid process (FCP).
Not exact matches
Other common issues to look out for
include EPI (lack of digestive enzymes), OCD (
Osteochondritis Dissecans), and eye problems such as cataracts.
Less frequently seen issues
include forms of dwarfism,
osteochondritis desicans (OCD) of the shoulder luxated (slipped) patellas, panoseteitis, transitional vertebrae, and spondylitis (usually acquired rather than inherited).
These
include epilepsy, heart issues, bloat, Von Willebrand's disease, cancer, allergies, joint dysplasia, hypothyroidism, eye conditions, panosteitis, portosystemic shunts, and
osteochondritis dissecans.
Other common orthopedic health problems in Goldens
include luxating patella (loose knees),
osteochondritis, panosteitis, and cruciate ligament rupture.
Other common orthopedic diseases in Bernese Mountain Dogs
include luxating patella (loose knees),
osteochondritis, cruciate ligament rupture, panosteitis, and Wobbler's syndrome.
Other common orthopedic diseases in Mastiffs
include cruciate ligament rupture, panosteitis,
osteochondritis, wobbler's syndrome, and occasionally hypertrophic osteodystrophy.
However, other conditions can cause elbow dysplasia,
including fragmented coronoid process (FCP) and
osteochondritis dissecans (OCD).
Labs are at risk for arthritis, bloat (gastric dilatation - volvulus), cruciate ligament rupture, epilepsy, eye problems
including cataracts, progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), retinal dysplasia (RD), hip and elbow dysplasia, and
osteochondritis dissecans (OCD).
Some breeds that are predisposed to
osteochondritis dissecans
include:
The symptoms of
osteochondritis dissecans
include difficulty standing up and walking after a period of rest and limping that progressively worsens.
Our surgeons medically manage and perform surgery to correct a wide variety of orthopedic conditions,
including: Joint problems: Shoulder instability, Elbow dysplasia, Carpal instability, Hip dysplasia, Hip luxation, Patella luxation, Stifle ligament insufficiency, Cranial cruciate ligament disease, Tarsal instability, Arthrodesis (joint fusions), Diagnostic / therapeutic arthrocentesis,
Osteochondritis Dissecans, Arthroscopy, Bone conditions: Fracture repair (standard AOS / ASIF), Treatment of fracture diseases (nonunions / malunions, etc.), Surgical correction of angular limb deformities, Bone grafting / enhancement of bone healing.
Like all purebred dogs, Border Collies are susceptible to a number of genetically - based health problems,
including hip dysplasia and
osteochondritis dessicans, both of which affect the joints.
Other orthopedic health issues
include Wobbler's syndrome, cruciate ligament rupture, panosteitis,
osteochondritis, and luxating patella.