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• Hip dysplasia in dogs

  Hip dysplasia is a painful condition of the hip joint that commonly affects medium to large breed pedigree dogs. It causes swelling, pain and eventually arthritis.

• Arthritis in dogs

  Arthritis (osteoarthritis) is a very common condition that causes painful, swollen joints.

• Arthritis in cats

  Arthritis (osteoarthritis) is a very common condition that causes painful, swollen joints and makes moving around uncomfortable.

• Cruciate ligament damage in dogs

  If one of the cruciate ligaments is damaged the knee joint becomes wobbly and this is usually very painful. The most common way for a dog to damage a cruciate ligament is by jumping, skidding, twisting or turning awkwardly.

• Saddle thrombus (aortic thromboembolism) in cats

  A saddle thrombus is a blood clot that blocks blood supply to the back legs. Symptoms appear suddenly and include severely painful, paralysed back legs. A saddle thrombus is an emergency.