Skeletal Adaptions/Disorders

Question 1

Extreme skeletal adaptations examples

Answer 1

monkeys- prehensile tail
snakes- wobbly spine
giraffe- long neck (bigger cervical vertebrae)

Question 2

Osteoarthritis:causes

Answer 2

age, history of injuries, body condition(obesity), abnormal joint development, nutritional history

Question 3

Osteoarthritis: symptoms

Answer 3

-lameness
-reluctance to move/shift or bear weight
-reduced activity
-stiffness
-aggression (particularly when handled in ways the may excerbate pain)

Question 4

Osteoarthritis: Impact on the animal

Answer 4

-no treatment only management
-prescribed diet supplements
-physical rehabilitation
-pain relief (can cause side affects)
-“salvage surgery”
-life expectancy: normal

Question 5

Osteochondritis: Causes

Answer 5

-no real known cause
-fast growing dog breeds affected
-some suggest that it is hereditary and over excersise of young dogs might excerbate condition

Question 6

Osteochondritis: Symptoms

Answer 6

-lameness and stiffness, especially after excersise
-muscle wastage
-warm/swollen joints

Question 7

Osteochondritis: Impact on animal

Answer 7

-may require surgery
-cartilage implant
-crate rest
-restricted activity
-pain medication
-passive range of motion and exercise

Question 8

Hip Dysplasia: Causes

Answer 8

-Genetic/hereditary
-diet (over-feeding)
-growth rate
-muscle mass
-hormones

Question 9

Hip Dysplasia: Symptoms

Answer 9

-weakness in hind limbs
-might ‘wobble’
-reluctance to move from sitting or recumbency
-lameness

Question 10

Hip Dysplasia: Impact on animal

Answer 10

-painkillers
-supplements
-restriction oh high impact excersise
-physical therapy
-development of secondary osteochondritis