Guest guest Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 do dogs get Ehler's Danlos syndrome? Lax joints I have an 8yo M Samoyed that had an acute onset of laxity in his carpi. He has a history of some hyperextension in the carpi that was asymptomatic. 2 weeks ago the owner came home and the dog could not get up. Gradually the dog improved and now seems to be back to normal. However.... he is fundamentally walking on the ends of his radii and ulnas in the front legs and his hocks are definitely hyper flexed when walking. (If I can figure out how to upload a video of him walking I will do that). On exam both carpi can be hyperextended well beyond normal and the hocks can be flexed to the point that the tibia and tarsal bones are parallel. There is also laxity in all of the phalangeal joints and the MCP and MTP joints. He gets up and down with very little problem and moves remarkably well. The remainder of the physical was unremarkable. No history of any ticks on the dog. Any thoughts on what metabolic condition could be causing this??? Tracey DVM, CCRT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 yes do dogs get Ehler's Danlos syndrome? Hooks, DVM Lax joints I have an 8yo M Samoyed that had an acute onset of laxity in his carpi. He has a history of some hyperextension in the carpi that was asymptomatic. 2 weeks ago the owner came home and the dog could not get up. Gradually the dog improved and now seems to be back to normal. However.... he is fundamentally walking on the ends of his radii and ulnas in the front legs and his hocks are definitely hyper flexed when walking. (If I can figure out how to upload a video of him walking I will do that). On exam both carpi can be hyperextended well beyond normal and the hocks can be flexed to the point that the tibia and tarsal bones are parallel. There is also laxity in all of the phalangeal joints and the MCP and MTP joints. He gets up and down with very little problem and moves remarkably well. The remainder of the physical was unremarkable. No history of any ticks on the dog. Any thoughts on what metabolic condition could be causing this??? Tracey DVM, CCRT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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