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Symptoms
Lameness
The animal avoids placing a limb or moves abnormally, due to pain or mechanical discomfort.
Diseases that may be associated
These signs can have several origins — this list is neither exhaustive nor a diagnosis.
Cruciate ligament rupture
Dog · Other · Bones & joints
Hip dysplasia
Dog, Cat · Other · Genetic and congenital
Interdigitated whitlow
Cow · Bacterial · Infectious
Digital dermatitis
Cow · Bacterial · Infectious
Sole ulcer
Cow · Other · Feet & hooves
Bovine laminitis
Cow · Other · Metabolic and endocrine
Juvenile panosteitis
Dog · Other · Bones & joints
Calf arthritis
Cow · Bacterial · Infectious
Osteoarthritis in dogs
Dog · Other · Bones & joints
Elbow dysplasia
Dog · Other · Genetic and congenital
Dislocation of the patella
Dog · Other · Genetic and congenital
Lamb polyarthritis
Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious
Osteosarcoma of dogs
Dog · Other · Cancers and tumors
Cat osteoarthritis
Cat · Other · Bones & joints
Sheep footrot
Sheep · Bacterial · Infectious
Symptomatic anthrax
Cow · Bacterial · Infectious
Bumblefoot (raptor pododermatitis)
Long-legged buzzard · Bacterial · Infectious
Metabolic bone disease of the turtle
Greek tortoise, Montpellier snake · Other · Bones & joints
Laminitis
Horse, Donkey · Environmental · Bones & joints
Softening of the shell
Greek tortoise · Other · Bones & joints
White muscle disease
Cow · Other · Cardiac
Foot-and-mouth disease
Cow, Sheep · Viral · Infectious
Spondyloarthrosis
Dog · Other · Neurological
Cat fell from a building syndrome
Cat · Other · Respiratory
Canine anaplasmosis
Dog · Bacterial · Infectious
Herniated disc in dogs
Dog · Other · Neurological
Contagious agalactia
Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious
Brucellosis
Cow, Sheep · Bacterial · Infectious
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Dog · Other · Urinary and renal
Gangrenous mastitis of sheep
Sheep · Bacterial · Infectious
Nutritional deficiency in captivity
Northern bald ibis · Other · Nutrition & deficiencies
Cat bite abscess
Cat · Bacterial · Infectious
Feline aortic thromboembolism
Cat · Other · Cardiac
Calf omphalitis
Cow · Bacterial · Infectious
Ruminal acidosis
Cow · Other · Digestives
Gangrenous mastitis
Cow · Bacterial · Infectious
Copper deficiency in cattle
Cow · Other · Skin & coat
Feline calicivirus
Cat · Viral · Infectious
Anticoagulant rat poison poisoning
Dog · Environmental · Blood
Ruminal acidosis of sheep
Sheep, Goat · Other · Digestives
Canine leishmaniasis
Dog · Parasitic · Parasites
Canine ehrlichiosis
Dog · Bacterial · Infectious
Contagious lumpy skin disease
Cow · Viral · Infectious
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