A dog’s hips carry the load of a lifetime of running, playing and jumping. And unfortunately, faulty hip joints are a common condition for many dogs. While genetics are an underlying cause of abnormal ...

Hip dysplasia – degenerative changes in dog’s hips – is one of the most common skeletal diseases dogs face. Hip dysplasia in dogs is a disease that affects the coxofemoral joints (hip joints). This is ...

Many animals and people experience chronic joint pain. In dogs, a common source of joint pain is hip dysplasia, a developmental defect of the hip joint. Implantation of gold into the soft tissues ...

Canine hip dysplasia symptoms commonly begin between 5 to 8 months of age and worsen with age. There is a wide range of symptoms, from slight lameness to severe crippling, but the most common feature ...

Of all the conditions that afflict man’s best friend, hip dysplasia is among the most prevalent. It's heartbreaking, but treating it can be tough. Surgery is invasive, and physical therapy doesn't ...

Traditional methods of evaluating dogs for hip dysplasia risk may miss 80 percent of cases, according to a new study. Hip dysplasia is a painful joint disease that can cause limping and soreness. As ...

Dear Dr. Jorden: My dog will be 7 soon, and he seems to be favoring his right hind leg. Sometimes he won't even put it on the floor. When he limps, his leg looks as if it turns in as if his hips are ...

Q I have a golden Retriever who is now 13 months old. She was diagnosed with hip dysplasia at 8 months of age and had bilateral FHO’s performed. She is doing very well on those, but now she is limping ...

Hip dysplasia occurs when the two bones that come together in the hip joint — the pelvis and femur bones — are out of alignment. The condition can cause misalignment, movement, and flexibility issues ...