A dog’s hips carry the load of a lifetime of running, playing and jumping. And unfortunately, faulty hip joints are a common condition for many dogs. While genetics are an underlying cause of abnormal ...

A study comparing a new method for evaluating a dog's susceptibility to hip dysplasia to the traditional American method has shown that 80 percent of dogs judged to be normal by the traditional method ...

VANCOUVER, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wisdom Health Genetics, the world leader in pet genetics and maker of the WISDOM PANEL™ dog DNA test, announced today the publication in BMC Genomics of a study ...

Prospective dog owners should be aware their puppy could be predisposed to developing a painful and incurable condition affecting the joints. A huge number of us decided to welcome new puppies into ...

Traditional methods of evaluating dogs for hip dysplasia risk may miss 80 percent of cases, according to a new study. Hip dysplasia is a painful joint disease that can cause limping and soreness. As ...

Many animals and people experience chronic joint pain. In dogs, a common source of joint pain is hip dysplasia, a developmental defect of the hip joint. Implantation of gold into the soft tissues ...

Our Newfoundland, Angus, has recently been diagnosed with a severe case of hip dysplasia. He weighs 165 pounds but is really not overweight. It has gotten so bad that we need to help him get up. He is ...

Nothing can break a dog's spirit – but hip dysplasia can sure ruin your best friend's mobility and make life very painful. That's why the funky-looking Hipster rehabilitation brace could end up being ...