Conditions
Every joint, ligament and mobility condition we cover, from CCL tears to hip dysplasia. Start here if your dog has a diagnosis.
What Do I Need to Know About Spinal Injury in Dogs?The most dangerous spinal injury in dogs is frequently the one that stops hurting. When a disc extrusion compresses the cord hard enough, the screaming stops, the legs go quiet, and owners read that silence as improvement. It is usually the opposite.Read the guide →
What Do I Need to Know About Torn Ligament in Dogs?Most owners picture a torn ligament in dogs the way they picture a footballer's blown ACL: one bad landing, one audible pop, one moment that changes everything. That is rarely what happens. In dogs, the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL), the anatomical equivalent of the human ACL, usually degenerates quietly over…Read the guide →
What do I need to know about TPLO recovery in dogs?The surgery is rarely the hard part. A tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO), the procedure developed by veterinary surgeon Barclay Slocum for cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture, is one of the most standardised orthopaedic operations in small animal practice, and the bone cut is usually healing well on follow-up radiographs…Read the guide →
Wobbler Syndrome in Dogs — Signs, Care & What HelpsThe wobble is almost never the first sign. In most large breed dogs, the earliest physical evidence of cervical spinal cord compression is mechanical rather than dramatic: a scuffed outer nail on a hind foot, a paw that knuckles over for half a second on a tight turn, or a…Read the guide →
Wound Healing in Dogs — What Owners Need to Know | PawGenThe most common mistake owners make with a dog's wound is not failing to clean it. It is cleaning it too aggressively, too often, with a product that destroys the exact cells doing the repair work. Hydrogen peroxide is cytotoxic to fibroblasts and keratinocytes, the two cell populations rebuilding the…Read the guide →