Dog Health Conditions

Arthritis, also known as osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease (DJD), is a progressive inflammation of the joints. Think of the cartilage...

Hey sports fans and pet lovers! Ever heard of an athlete tearing their ACL? It's a common and serious knee injury. Well, our dogs can get a very...

Just like hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia is a genetic condition that affects the development of the elbow joint. The dog's elbow is a complex...

Hip dysplasia is a genetic skeletal condition affecting the hip joint in dogs. It occurs when the ball and socket of the hip joint don't fit...

Imagine the spine is a series of bony building blocks (vertebrae). Between each block is a cushion, or an intervertebral disc. These discs act as...

Hello, fellow lovers of all things small and furry! Today, we're going to talk about a condition with a very long name that affects some of our...

It sounds like a mouthful, but we can break it down. "Osteo" refers to bone and "chondro" refers to cartilage. During a puppy's rapid growth...

The patella is the kneecap. It normally sits in a groove at the bottom of the thigh bone (femur). In a dog with a luxating patella, the kneecap...