Animals with hip dysplasia can be affected. This usually occurs around the age of about 8 months and can become increasingly severe. Walking can become very painful because of bone sprains.
The symptoms are:
- hard to get up, sometimes with pain
- stiff hindquarters, especially after rest
- hopping with the hind legs like they can’t keep up with the front legs
- poor stamina; lie down quickly
- sagging of the hindquarters
- lameness in one or both hind legs
- don’t want to play, walk
- the heels are turned inwards (cow hock position)