Have you noticed your dog looking like one poor mangy mutt with a patchy hair coat that keeps on scratching relentlessly a part of or its entire body that has become hairless and reddish? Then, your dog may be suffering from Mange.
Mange is a skin disease most popular in dogs and sometimes in cats. It is often manifested by areas which are reddened by severe itching and eventually hair loss. Most mange conditions do not affect the whole body, but areas affected with mange usually occurs on the lower limbs, eyes, and lips.
Hip Dysplasia or Hip Arthritis commonly occurs in large breed dogs such as Boxers, Golden Retrievers, Bloodhounds, St. Bernards and Rottweilers . It is a degenerative condition that affects the pelvic area. Hip Dysplasia is highly progressive and often results in lameness of your dog.
Hip Dysplasia is very eminent in aging dogs where the ball and socket joints have gone loose. This is the joint formed by the meeting of the thighbone and the pelvis. When the tissues lining this joint become deformed, the ball and socket do not fit snugly thus causing pain and damaging friction.
