My dog had discospondylitis. Can he still get hip dysplasia?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | unneutered | 6 years and 10 months old | 50 lbs
Can a dog that has been treated and cured of discospondylitis, develop hip displysia?
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Published on November 15th, 2019
Those are two unrelated problems. So yes they can have both problems but they don’t get one from the other. Discospondylitis is an infection in the spine and is treated with antibiotics. It can resolve after a lengthy treatment and can cause permanent weakness in some dogs. Hip dysplasia is a result of joint laxity and instability in the hip joints that causes pain and arthritis. Hip dysplasia is present at a young age but may not be diagnosed until middle age when the hip joint cartilage is damaged and painful arthritis develops. It can be diagnosed by xrays and the pain is treated with anti inflammatory medication, weight loss if needed, joint supplements, and controlled exercise. It is a life long condition that needs medical management. You may be seeing signs of hip arthritis now that Ludo is middle aged but this probably would have developed regardless of having discospondylitis. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Ludo.
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Published on December 10th, 2017
Hip dysplasia is very common in large breeds dogs and can occur at any age. It is basically the hip joint rubbing in and out of place and can cause pain and lameness and early onset of arthritis. There are a few different surgeries that can be done to help minimize pain and arthritis in the future. It doesn’t not shorten their health status but can be painful enough to where they are unable to stand or walk which can lead to shorter lifespan
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