Your dog has strained or injured a tendon in the front leg area. Such an injury can occur when dogs e.g. B. are very active in sports (hunting, agility, ball games) and overexert themselves or twist an ankle. Typical signs include a limp (lameness), pain on palpation and sometimes slight swelling in the joint.
Polyradiculoneuropathy in dogs sounds pretty complex at first. When the vet confronts us with this term, we usually only see question marks. This is a disease that affects the nerve roots (radix) and the peripheral nerves (neuropathy). In other words: the spinal cord and the nerve pathways branching off from it go crazy and influence the movement and sensitivity of our beloved four-legged friends.
Elbow dysplasia, a hereditary disease in dogs, occurs in various forms. These include fragmented medial ulnar coronoid process (FCP), isolated anconeal process (IPA), and osteochondrosis (OCD). All of these diseases are growth-related diseases that unfortunately cannot be cured.
FCP and OCD are among the most common causes of lameness in young dogs. They typically occur between four and five months when the dog is in the central growth phase.
We offer advanced TPLO surgery for dogs to restore mobility and quality of life for your beloved pet. TPLO stands for tibial plateau angle modification and is a surgical procedure…
