| Some Labrador dogs are unfortunate enough to | | | | Labrador dogs and Rottweilers. A dog with hip |
| have been born with a disease. Surely you do not | | | | dysplasia may suffer from stiffness or soreness, |
| want to acquire disease even before you were born, | | | | reluctance to exercise and to stand on rear legs, |
| am I right? But then, things happen whether we | | | | lameness, pain and other abnormal gait. Elbow and hip |
| want it or not. We inherit things we sometimes don't | | | | dysplasia is diagnosed through x-rays, arthroscopy |
| want to have, things such as horrid characteristics | | | | and hip scoring test. It is important that you control |
| and diseases. | | | | the body weight of your dog and to exercise him |
| Dogs, same with human will less likely choose to | | | | regularly to lessen the lameness and to help him |
| inherit diseases if only they have the opportunity and | | | | improve his gait. |
| power to do it. But sad to say, these diseases are | | | | On the other hand, luxating patella is a condition |
| passed on from generations to generations and | | | | wherein the patella or the kneecap moves out of its |
| there's no way we can escape it when it's already | | | | proper location. This too can be diagnosed through |
| running through the veins of our ancestors. | | | | x-rays aside from palpitation of the knee. Dogs with |
| As dog owners, it is your responsibility to know what | | | | luxating patella may exhibit limping in the rear leg. This |
| these diseases are so that you could prevent it from | | | | disease may be treated surgically depending on the |
| coming before actually affecting your dog. A dog | | | | severity of the condition. |
| may suffer from what it seems to be a mild | | | | Another disease that could affect dogs is myopathy. |
| deafness to eye problem and may get as worst as | | | | A neuromuscular disease in which the muscle fibers |
| dysplasia, luxating patella and hereditary myopathy. | | | | do not function thus results to muscular weakness. |
| Dysplasia is a condition that involves abnormal | | | | This is primarily a muscle disease meaning the disease |
| development of the joint commonly affecting dogs. | | | | is within the muscle not the nerves. Condition such as |
| It is either an elbow or a joint dysplasia. This disease | | | | muscle cramps, stiffness and spasm can also be |
| is possible caused by genetics, trauma, nutrition and | | | | associated with myopathy. Myopathy can be treated |
| other environmental factors, and is commonly found | | | | in various ways. It can be treated with the use of |
| in large breed of dogs such as German Shepherds, | | | | drugs, physical therapy, surgery and acupuncture. |