When growing puppies receive too many calories, and too much calcium, they develop bone disease and arthritis
including hypertrophic osteodystrophy, osteochondrosis, and hip dysplasia.
Dietary overstimulation has been shown to contribute to growth - related bone, joint and cartilage abnormalities in rapidly growing large youngsters,
including osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD),
hypertrophic osteodystrophy (HOD) and hip dysplasia.
Household breeds commonly affected by
hypertrophic osteodystrophy (HOD)
include: Saint Bernards, Doberman pinschers, German shepards, Weimaraners, Great Danes and Irish wolfhounds.
Other common orthopedic diseases in Mastiffs
include cruciate ligament rupture, panosteitis, osteochondritis, wobbler's syndrome, and occasionally
hypertrophic osteodystrophy.
These may
include: hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, osteochondrosis dessicans (OCD), craniomandibular osteopathy (CMO),
hypertrophic osteodystrophy (HOD), eosinophilic panosteitis, Wobbler Syndrome, alantoaxial subluxation, Legg - Calve - Perthes» Disease, medial patellar luxation, eye diseases, subaortic stenosis, pulmonary stenosis, ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosis, Tetralogy of Fallot, persistent right aortic arch, dilated cardiomyopathy, hemophilia, Von Willebrand's disease, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, intervertebral disk disease, mange, hypothyroidism, Cushing's Disease, pituitary dwarfism and autoimmune skin disorders.