My dog had discospondylitis. Can he still get hip dysplasia?

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Can a dog that has been treated and cured of discospondylitis, develop hip displysia? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | unneutered | 6 years and 10 months old | 50 lbs

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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.

My dog had discospondylitis. Can he still get hip dysplasia?

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