Arthritis is a part of HD. How can you separate the two?? The ill-fitting joint causes the ball of the hip to flatten and grind against the socket. This sets up an arthritic condition which is the inflammation of the joint. Arthritis and HD go "hand in hand".
All the best, Susan Cochran ----- Original Message ----- From: "PAMoesinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] was Tri colors now health in colors > > I think if you would talk to a geneticist they would think it quite odd to > > find some breeders so concerned about RD in a breed such as the > > Cavalier--which doesn't go blind from it--and only mildly (or not at all) > > concerned about hip dysplasia which does cause pain in most dogs at some > > point in life and can be excrutiatingly painful and crippling. > > > > Laura Lang > > > Sorry Laura........but I find this a generalizing statement regarding MOST > dogs (I took this to mean cavaliers) being in pain at some point in life due > to HD. > I don't share your opinion about this and want people on the list hoping to > learn more to know...........there are definately TWO schools of thought as > to the debilitating issue of HD in cavaliers. > Just as in humans.......Arthritis is more of a culprit for pain and > stiffness in the joints than HD I think. > > I think disability from HD in cavaliers is too overestimated. > > I agree about auto-immune problems.......they are on the rise and greatly > outnumber crippled cavaliers. > > pam > ************************* > PAMoesinger > Pampurred CKCS-JChin, NJ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://users.rcn.com/toyspan/ > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:LISTSERV@;APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:LISTSERV@;APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:LISTSERV@;APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:LISTSERV@;APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
