{"id":61,"date":"2018-06-25T08:32:43","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T08:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/discountpetcare.improvepetcare.com\/?p=61"},"modified":"2018-07-19T10:43:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T10:43:02","slug":"hip-dysplasia-in-dogs-causes-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/discountpetcare.improvepetcare.com\/hip-dysplasia-in-dogs-causes-treatment","title":{"rendered":"Hip Dysplasia In Dogs: Causes &#038; Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Hip dysplasia &#8211; A condition that shall instantly change a dog\u2019s quality of life. It is also a very painful sight for their owners to watch. Canine Hip Dysplasia is a common skeletal condition. It can affect large or giant breed dogs, and can also occur in small breeds as well. The hip joint functions as a ball and socket. In dogs with hip dysplasia, as the joints fail to develop properly, it increases rubbing and grinding of the joints and so they don\u2019t function smoothly. This results in deterioration over time and an eventual loss of function of the joint itself. Let us dig little dipper to find the causes of this joint condition known as Hip Dysplasia.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333399; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Causes Of Hip Dysplasia<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Hip dysplasia can be caused by a number of factors including<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Genetics<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Some breeds are more prone to hip dysplasia and are born with it. It can\u2019t easily be removed from affected breeds or a particular lineage and so it is considered as a fairly complex disorder that has a number of genes involved.<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Environmental Factors<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The causes of hip dysplasia in dogs can range from factors like obesity, rapid weight gain, lack of exercise and nutrition, repetitive strain, pelvic injuries as well as poor back leg development.<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333399; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Medical Conditions<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Often, the late onset of the disease is due to osteoarthritis. If osteoarthritis is left untreated then the condition can progress to hip dysplasia.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333399; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Treating Hip Dysplasia In Dogs<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Your veterinarian may recommend a non-surgical approach if your dog\u2019s hip dysplasia is not severe or if your dog can\u2019t have a surgery due to medical or financial reasons. Depending on the severity of your dog\u2019s case, the vet can suggest the following remedies:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Weight reduction<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Exercise restriction especially on hard surfaces<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Physical therapy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Joint fluid modifiers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If your dog requires surgery, there are more options. There are quite a few different types of surgical strategies, but the most common ones that the veterinarians use to treat hip dysplasia in dogs are<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Double or Triple Pelvic Osteotomy (DPO\/TPO)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Femoral Head Ostectomy (FHO)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Total Hip Replacement (THR)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong style=\"color: #333399; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Everyday Tips To Help Dogs With Hip Dysplasia<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Feed your dog pet food formulated for weight control<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Consider gentle exercise like swimming<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Decrease your dog\u2019s jumping by using pet steps and ramps<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Provide a soft supportive orthopedic dog bed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Elevate your dog\u2019s food and water bowls<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Use a supportive harness when walking your dog<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Dogs with hip dysplasia can also lead long and happy lives, especially with treatment. If you think that your dog has hip dysplasia or if your dog has recently been diagnosed with hip dysplasia, talk to your veterinarian about the treatment options and other changes that you can make to your dog\u2019s lifestyle in order to keep your dog comfortable well into old age.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-buy-joint-care-products\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Buy Joint Care Products\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discountpetcare.com\/dog-joint-care-treatment-609.aspx?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=seo&amp;utm_campaign=dog-joint-care-treatment\"><span class='mb-text'>Buy Dog Joint Care Supplement<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hip dysplasia &#8211; A condition that shall instantly change a dog\u2019s quality of life. It is also a very painful sight for their owners to watch. Canine Hip Dysplasia is a common skeletal condition. It can affect large or giant breed dogs, and can also occur in small breeds as well. The hip joint functions as a ball and socket. In dogs with hip dysplasia, as the joints fail to develop properly, it increases rubbing and grinding of the joints [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[18,16,15,17],"class_list":["post-61","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pet-health","tag-buy-dog-joint-care-supplement","tag-causes-of-hip-dysplasia-in-dogs","tag-hip-dysplasia-dog-treatment","tag-hip-dysplasia-symptoms"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/discountpetcare.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/discountpetcare.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/discountpetcare.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/discountpetcare.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/discountpetcare.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"http:\/\/discountpetcare.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86,"href":"http:\/\/discountpetcare.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions\/86"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/discountpetcare.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/discountpetcare.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/discountpetcare.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/discountpetcare.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}