Joints

With the development, status and functions of skeletal system of dogs and cats is also the formation of limb joints. Their formation and mobility are subject to a good state of bone, cartilage and vase, which must be properly developed, shaped and dependents.

In connection with the joints and joint diseases with the owners and breeders of dogs most often confronted with hip dysplasia (HD), or with the elbow joint dysplasia (DLK). It is a disease described in detail in numerous scientific publications, for many years correlate with kennel clubs and the situation of each breed to breed a perfect overview of advisers. For many breeds it is a condition of individuals within a breed prior to the examination of HD, which is carried out under specified conditions. This is one of the good reasons to give when purchasing a puppy from animals controlled holdings, with a certificate of origin.

Dysplasia is a degenerative disease, possess the conditional. Put simply is not sufficiently developed, is too shallow joint housingwhich then fails to adequately fix (hold) the joint head of the opposite long bones. The result is reduced joint function, particularly in the increased physical load (long walk, run, zaprah etc.) with subsequent problems, such as the gradual release of vase, traumatizace and deformation of surrounding tissues, including muscle, progressive damage (abrasion) cases and joint cartilage , to distortions of the bones. The disease has a negative prognosis and age of the patient worsens. Movement is painful for the dog, less smooth, the view topornejsi, the drive is obviously impaired.

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