Understanding your dog

Hip dysplasia

Looking beyond the diagnosis to the individual dog’s movement, comfort, confidence and routine.

Start with the individual.

Dogs with the same diagnosis do not necessarily have the same rehabilitation needs. A conversation about hip dysplasia includes veterinary findings, age, activity, home surroundings and the ways the dog chooses to move in daily life.

Assessment can bring together movement observations and the owner’s priorities. Any rehabilitation approach is selected for an individual reason and reviewed alongside wider veterinary care; there is no single equipment choice or exercise list that suits every dog.

Image placeholder: Planned image: individual rehabilitation support related to hip dysplasia
Planned image: individual rehabilitation support related to hip dysplasia

Questions for your next conversation.

  • What does the assessment add to what our vet already knows?
  • Which activities should we discuss when setting goals?
  • How will the plan reflect my dog’s age and lifestyle?

Approaches to discuss.

These are related areas of care to explore with the team. An individual assessment determines which, if any, are suitable for your dog.

Veterinary physiotherapyA conversation about comfort, movement and daily life, followed by an individual approach to rehabilitation.Gait & movement analysisLooking closely at how your dog moves, then placing those observations in a wider clinical and everyday context.Therapeutic exercise & rehabilitation equipmentPurposeful movement shaped around your dog, their current abilities and the practicalities of daily life.Canine hydrotherapyWater is one possible part of a wider rehabilitation plan. The starting point is the dog, their movement and what matters in everyday life.

Owner education

Read with Huxley.

Hip dysplasia: the dog beyond the diagnosisAge, lifestyle, confidence and everyday movement help shape an individual rehabilitation conversation.

Here for your dog

Bring the everyday details.

Your observations help connect veterinary information with the life your dog leads at home.

Explore a first assessment