Not exact matches
Often in the early stages
of mild
hip dysplasia babies and children may not even experience pain or
show any
symptoms whatsoever.
Often in the early stages
of mild
hip dysplasia babies and children may not even experience pain or
show any
symptoms whatsoever.
As an example, one
of the most commonly administered health tests for canines is x-rays
of the
hips and elbows to
show symptoms of a potentially painful, quality -
of - life disease called
dysplasia of the joint.
Dogs with
hip dysplasia can
show few
symptoms, or become incapacitated, depending on the severity
of the
dysplasia, the progression
of arthritis, and environmental factors such as weight and exercise level.
But problems like
hip dysplasia and progressive retinal atrophy rarely
show symptoms until the dog is into adulthood, so those raising designer dogs in puppy mills may not be checking the long - term health
of the offspring, which means the recessive genes aren't necessarily getting weeded out.
Dogs and cats
of all ages are subject to the
symptoms of hip dysplasia, but in most cases,
symptoms don't begin to
show up until the middle or later years.