Intervertebral Disk Disease is a neurologic problem affecting both humans and canines. The spine is made up of bone segments called vertebrae. The vertebrae are separated by intervertebral disks. Each disk is made up of a fibrous outer zone called the annulus ...

Lameness most often presents as a limp. There are many conditions, which cause dogs and cats to limp, and diagnosing lameness is often quite challenging. Diagnosing lameness begins with a thorough knowledge of the patient and the history of the lameness. So...

There are several bone diseases which are common in youngand growing animals. These include panosteitis, osteochondrosis, ununited anconeal process, fractured coronoid process, and osteochondritis dessecans (OCD). Often several of these diseases will be presen...

Hip Dysplasia is an abnormal growth of the hip joint, usually affecting both sides. Varying degrees of laxity of surrounding soft tissue, malformation of the femoral head and acetabulum, arthritis and resulting instability and pain, are the common results of t...

Dasequin, Metacam and Previcox are drugs that are used to treat hip dysplasia, arthritis and degenerative joint disease (DJD). While we cannot reverse the course of any of these conditions, we can slow or stop their progression and decrease the associated inf...

GENERAL Cranial cruciate injuries are one of the most common injuries in the dog and cat, and are the major cause of degenerative joint disease in the knee joint. While this ligament is correctly termed the “Cranial” cruciate ligament in dogs an dcats ...