Yvonne Schawlb¹, Mélina Ribaud^2,3 and Jean-Pierre Pallandre^4,5*

¹Cabinet Vétérinaire Kiniseïs Vet, France
²Department of Decision Science, HEC Montreal, Montreal, Canada
³Department of Mathematics, Université du Québec à Montreal, Montreal, Canada
⁴Institut de Systématique Evolution Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
⁵Clinique Vétérinaire du Chien Vert, Jonage, France

*Corresponding Author: Jean-Pierre Pallandre, Institut de Systématique Evolution Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.

Received: June 17, 2024; Published: July 12, 2024

Abstract

This first clinical study evaluates the benefits of using manual veterinary medicine to assess and treat musculoskeletal dysfunction in very young puppies. Osteoarticular dysfunction was assessed in 75 dogs at one and two months of age. Manual therapy was performed after each evaluation. Our results show that puppies develop osteoarticular dysfunction as early as their first month of life with more dysfunctions appearing during the first month than during the second month of life. Within the musculoskeletal system, dysfunctions are not evenly distributed with limb dysfunctions accounting for around 3/4 (at one month) and 2/3 (at two months) of all dysfunctions. The shoulder is responsible for almost all disorders of the front limb, and the hip and patella for those of the rear limb. The withers region and the craniocervical junction are the most affected areas for the spine. The breed has a significant impact on the number of osteoarticular dysfunctions but morphotype, farrowing condition, and sex, have no effect on dysfunction in our study. The location of the main dysfunctions could provide a biomechanical explanation for certain orthopedic diseases that dogs can develop at an early age. Therefore, the assessment and treatment of osteoarticular dysfunctions could contribute to the prevention of orthopedic diseases in young dogs.

 Keywords: Manual Veterinary Medicine; Puppies; Dogs; Orthopedics; Osteopathy; Breeds

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Citation

Citation: Jean-Pierre Pallandre., et al. “Clinical Study of Osteoarticular Dysfunctions in Domestic Dog Puppies During Lactation and Weaning in Manual Veterinary Medicine". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 6.8 (2024): 19-30.

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