At just five months old, the pup was diagnosed
with hypertrophic osteodystrophy (HOD), a painful bone disease that can occur in fast - growing large and giant breeds.
Not exact matches
Hypertrophic osteodystrophy (HOD), in some cases associated
with juvenile cellulitis, has been reported following vaccination, mainly in Weimaraners, and it has been suggested that canine distemper virus may be involved.
Hypertrophic osteodystrophy: a condition of rapidly growing giant breeds where there is an abnormal inflammation of bones
with pain and development of excessive bony growths.
Bodhi and HOD When Dr. Noa Safra asked us to help her educate owners of Weimaraners afflicted
with a disease called
Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy (HOD), we agreed enthusiastically.
It sounds like Orin has
hypertrophic osteodystrophy which occurs in young rapidly growing large breed dogs; there is no cure, but the condition is self limiting
with treatment consisting of pain relief and other supportive care (fluids for example).
Hazel Gregory's
Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy or a Blood Infection shares her experiences
with the challenges of identifying HOD while eliminating blood infection in her Great Danes.
When Dr. Noa Safra asked us to help her educate owners of Weimaraners afflicted
with a disease called
Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy (HOD), we agreed enthusiastically.
Skeletal abnormalities such as hip dysplasia, osteochondritis dissecans, radius curvus, stunted growth, and
hypertrophic osteodystrophy are commonly associated
with the growth of large and giant breeds, but quite rare in small breeds (3).