The degeneration of the hips is called hip dysplasia and it is one of the most common skeletal diseases that dogs suffer in the Vail Valley and beyond. Hip dysplasia occurs in the joint where the ...

Your dog’s hip joints are under a lot of pressure as they run, jump, walk, and play. It bears most of the load from their upper body weight when they launch themselves into motion and move about. When ...

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 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 ...

SASHA the Labrador pup was just six months old but she was gradually becoming less active when exercised, and in recent days, she had started to sit down in the middle of her walk. She put her rear ...

A study comparing a new method for evaluating a dog's susceptibility to hip dysplasia to the traditional American method has shown that 80 percent of dogs judged to be normal by the traditional method ...

Elbow dysplasia in dogs is a painful condition that can occur as some puppies grow. Some dogs are more predisposed to it than others. Learn more about what causes elbow dysplasia in dogs, how it’s ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA –- A study comparing a University of Pennsylvania method for evaluating a dog's susceptibility to hip dysplasia to the traditional American method has shown that 80 percent of dogs judged ...