The groove in the knee joint is shallow and allow the knee to pop in and out of the socket.
Depending on how bad it is, it can cause pain to the dog and surgery is need to fix the problem.
Grades are 1 to 4
1 being slightly loose (may or may not tighen up) and 4 is when the knee pops out and stays out , at this point surgery is needed to repair the joint.
While the problem is known to be genetic in nature.
Dog can also injury the knees by jumping up and down constantly or jumping off furiture. |