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  2. Panosteitis - Wikipedia

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    Panosteitis, sometimes shortened to pano among breeders, [1] is an occasionally seen long bone condition in large breed dogs.It manifests with sudden, unexplained pain and lameness that may shift from leg to leg, usually between 5 and 14 months of age, earning the nickname "growing pains. "[2] Signs such as fever, weight loss, anorexia, and lethargy can also be seen.

  3. Compartment syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Compartment syndrome is a condition in which increased pressure within one of the body's anatomical compartments results in insufficient blood supply to tissue within that space. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] There are two main types: acute and chronic . [ 6 ]

  4. List of dog diseases - Wikipedia

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    It is characterized by new bone formation on the outside of the long bones. [6] Hypertrophic osteodystrophy is a bone disease in rapidly growing large breed dogs. Signs include swelling of the metaphysis (the part of the bone adjacent to the joint), pain, depression, loss of appetite, and fever. The disease is usually bilateral in the limb ...

  5. Rhabdomyolysis - Wikipedia

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    Swelling of damaged muscle occasionally leads to compartment syndrome—compression of surrounding tissues, such as nerves and blood vessels, in the same fascial compartment—leading to the loss of blood supply and damage or loss of function in the part(s) of the body supplied by these structures. Symptoms of this complication include pain or ...

  6. Muscle atrophy - Wikipedia

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    Restriction of the diet, i.e. caloric restriction, leads to a significant loss of muscle mass within two weeks, and loss of muscle-mass can be rescued by a nutritional intervention. [35] Immobilization of one of the hindlegs of mice leads to muscle-atrophy as well, and is hallmarked by loss of both muscle mass and strength.

  7. Canine hip dysplasia - Wikipedia

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    Reasonable exercise stimulates cartilage growth and reduces degeneration, [14] and also regular walks taken in the early stages of dysplasia can help prevent loss of muscle mass to the hips. Exercise should fit an individual dog's maximum intensity level with the goal to maintain muscle tone and cardiovascular function without causing pain ...

  8. Common thyroid drug levothyroxine linked to bone mass loss - AOL

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    Researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD, showed that total body bone mass and density both decreased in adults over the age of 65 who received levothyroxine ...

  9. Dog anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Dogs have ear mobility that allows them to rapidly pinpoint the exact location of a sound. Eighteen or more muscles can tilt, rotate, raise, or lower a dog's ear. A dog can identify a sound's location much faster than a human can, as well as hear sounds at four times the distance. [41] Dogs can lose their hearing from age or an ear infection. [42]