Canine Hip Dysplasia Symptoms

An extremely common disease in dogs is the canine hip dysplasia or CHD. This usually happens to different breeds to dogs and we list it out for you out here:

American Bulldog
American Staffordshire Terrier
Beagle
Bernese Mountain Dog
Bloodhound
Bouvier des flandres
Boykin Spaniel
Briard
Brittany
Bulldog
Bullmastiff
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Chow Chow
Clumber Spaniel
Coonhound (Black and Tan)
Coton de Tular
Curly Coated Retriever
English Setter
English Springer Spaniel
German Shepherd
Giant Schnauzer
Golden Retriever
Gordon Setter
Irish Water Spaniel
Kuvasz
Neapolitan Mastiff
Newfoundland
Norwegian Elkhound
Old English Sheepdog
Otterhund
Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Portuguese Water Dog
Pudel Pointer
Pug
Rottweiler
Shih Tzu
Spanish Water Dog
St. Bernard
Staffordshire Terrier
Sussex Spaniel
Welsh Corgi
Welsh Springer Spaniel

There are various symptoms which can be seen from the Canine hip dysplasia. You will have to monitor your dog from its puppy stage and once you see the signs you need to tell the vet about it. There are various signs including the lameness of the rear limb especially after your dog has exercised. Then you will find that climbing up a hill or any stiff thing is going to be very hard for the dog.

The third sign is the bunny hop where the dog is going to move with both of the rear legs together or the dog might simply use the front legs and then drag the rear end. You will also find a sway from side to side of the croup. The dog is going to also have a tendency to tilt the hips and will be reluctant to jump or climb stairs or even exercise if he or she has canine hip dysplasia.

If you have the puppy then it will start to show all the signs from the age of 5 to around 13 months. The symptoms actually vary from a mild discomfort to complete and blinding pain. If this is found in the case of a puppy then later on during the adult life it could pose lots of problems.

When it comes to treatment you will find various options. There are medical treatments along with surgical ones which are also available. But then the treatment which your dog is going to undergo will depend on many different factors. The first is the age; the second is how severe the condition is and the third being your financial situation. If you want to keep the canine hip dysplasia in check then you will have to go through an exercise routine, a management of the dogs body weight and also symptomatic pain management which usually consists of analgesics and also anti inflammatory drugs. But make sure that you use these drugs only for short term use when it is completely necessary.