If you have a dog with short legs and a long back, you may want to start looking for signs of intervertebral disc disease (IVDD). This neurological condition is characterized by back pain and limited ...

Pint the Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever owned by senior author Danika Bannasch and Maddie the dachshund owned by second author Pete Dickinson and Jodi Westropp, all of the UC Davis School of ...

Intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) is the most common neurological problem in dogs. It can result in problems ranging from pain and mild nerve dysfunction to complete paralysis. In addition, the onset ...

A large purebred described as gentle and sweet, the basset hound is good with kids and other pets, but these pups face a slew of health issues including: canine thrombopathia, gastric torsion, ...

IVDD involves disc herniation or rupture, causing spinal cord compression with varying severity, from pain to paralysis. Breeds like Dachshunds are predisposed, but factors like obesity and trauma ...