Sentences with phrase «rear leg lameness»

The ruptured cruciate ligament is the most common knee injury of dogs; in fact, chances are that any dog with sudden rear leg lameness has a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament rather than something else.

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

A cranial or anterior cruciate ligament injury is one of the most common causes of rear leg lameness in dogs.

It is the most common cause of rear leg lameness in dogs usually large - breeds but also effects dachshunds.

One of the most common causes of rear leg lameness is rupture of the stifle's (knee's) cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL).

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Presenting symptoms for diseases of the hip include: hind limb lameness (abnormal way of walking in the rear legs, such as favoring one leg over the other), difficulty rising, inability to jump into the car, refusal to use stairs, reluctance to exercise, and a tendency to be very tired after exercise and needing to lay down.

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

Some dogs exhibit pain and lameness on one or both rear legs.

The occurrence of stress fracture in the Shiba is probably very rare (mine is the only case I have in my files so far), while hereditary OCD of the hock is common enough so that an owner of a dog with rear - leg lameness should have this possibility checked by a team of radiologist and orthopedist, probably at a veterinary college.

MRI of the stifle (knee) of a dog with chronic lameness in the right rear leg.

Dogs generally have bowed rear legs and exhibit lameness or difficulty walking.

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.

Symptoms: Intermittent or consistent lameness; bowlegged stance; reluctance to walk or jump; occasionally holding a rear leg out to the side when walking.

In fact, hip dysplasia is the leading cause of lameness in the rear legs of dogs, especially in large breeds such as Newfoundlands, Saint Bernards, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, and German Shepherds.

In the rear legs, patellar luxation and torn cruciate ligaments are common causes of sudden lameness.

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.