Sentences with phrase «rear leg joints»

When asked about how she would apply the laser, she indicated that she would treat the rear leg joints first, one leg at a time.

Not exact matches

The hind legs are parallel when viewed from the rear and boast well - developed upper thighs and firm hock joints.

Viewed from the rear, the hind legs function from the hip joint to the pad in a straight line.

Spondylolisthesis (Wobbler's syndrome): a condition where the vertebrae of the neck slip out of joint and are malformed causing progressive incoordination of the rear legs.

After evaluation, we discovered she had a previous fracture to her femoral head (part of the hip joint that connects her pelvis to her rear leg).

This disorder is the common cause of lameness in the rear legs of our dogs and results into an abnormal hip joint development.

Using those weakened rear legs helps to rebuild muscle and keeps joints, tendons and ligaments flexible.

The cranial cruciate ligament (CCL), which in people is called the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), is part of the knee or stifle joint in the rear legs of dogs.

Animals with chronic osteoarthritis pain that involves one or more joints, often involving the front and rear legs

Hip Dysplasia - Hip Dysplasia is a genetic disorder where the hip bone has a defect in connecting with the hip joint as a result of which the dog may experience pain or lameness in either of the rear legs.

The stifle orthosis (dog knee brace) creates a biomechanical support that stabilizes the rear leg by mechanically coupling the femur and tibia together through the hinges placed across the stifle joint.

Shar - Pei seem prone to this injury due to the conformational problems mentioned above, the heavy rear leg musculature which can apply heavy stress to the knee joint and due to the temperament of some Shar - Pei.

Canine hip dysplasia is the abnormal formation of the hip joint and one of the leading causes of rear leg lameness in dogs.

The hip joint is a ball and socket type joint that attaches the rear leg to the trunk of the body.

Most dogs have a «natural» tail that hangs down to somewhere near the hock (the joint between the lower thigh and the pastern on the rear leg).

Specifically, the hip joint is a ball and socket type attachment between the rear leg and the pelvis.

Sometimes I resort to taping a sock onto their good rear leg to encourage them to use the newly reconstructed joint.

The symptoms are stiffness or soreness after rest, reluctance to exercise, bunny - hopping or other abnormal gaits (e.g. legs moving together when running rather than swinging alternately), lameness, pain, reluctance to stand on rear legs, jump up, or climb stairs, subluxation or dislocation of the hip joint, or wasting away of the muscle mass in the hip area.

Not too badly at first, but after a couple of days he couldn't walk on his own and the joints in his rear right leg and both front legs were swollen to the size of golf balls!

In evaluating the hips of dogs genetically predisposed to dysplasia, certain factors could make the hips in the leg - extended radiographs appear worse, compared to another dog with presumably the same genes for hip joint construction, such as a littermate or a dog with otherwise near - identical genotype yet reared differently.

• Macadamia nuts can make dogs sick, with symptoms including severe lethargy, vomiting, increased temperature, tremors, stiffened joints, and loss of limb control — particularly the rear legs — for two days after consumption.

Surrey ICBC Car Injury Lawyers warn that rear end accidents can seriously injure the bones, joints ligaments and soft tissues of the neck, back and legs of innocent victims.