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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.

Juvenile panosteitis

Dog · Other · Bones & joints

Lamb polyarthritis

Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious

Calf arthritis

Cow · Bacterial · Infectious

Sheep footrot

Sheep · Bacterial · Infectious

Bovine laminitis

Cow · Other · Metabolic and endocrine

Sole ulcer

Cow · Other · Feet & hooves

Digital dermatitis

Cow · Bacterial · Infectious

Interdigitated whitlow

Cow · Bacterial · Infectious

Hip dysplasia

Dog, Cat · Other · Genetic and congenital

Symptomatic anthrax

Cow · Bacterial · Infectious

Osteoarthritis in dogs

Dog · Other · Bones & joints

Elbow dysplasia

Dog · Other · Genetic and congenital

Cruciate ligament rupture

Dog · Other · Bones & joints

Dislocation of the patella

Dog · Other · Genetic and congenital

Laminitis

Horse, Donkey · Environmental · Bones & joints

Cat osteoarthritis

Cat · Other · Bones & joints

Osteosarcoma of dogs

Dog · Other · Cancers and tumors

Foot-and-mouth disease

Cow, Sheep · Viral · Infectious

White muscle disease

Cow · Other · Cardiac

Spondyloarthrosis

Dog · Other · Neurological

Cat fell from a building syndrome

Cat · Other · Respiratory

Canine anaplasmosis

Dog · Bacterial · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Herniated disc in dogs

Dog · Other · Neurological

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Dog · Other · Urinary and renal

Contagious agalactia

Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious

Brucellosis

Cow, Sheep · Bacterial · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Cat bite abscess

Cat · Bacterial · Infectious

Feline aortic thromboembolism

Cat · Other · Cardiac

Gangrenous mastitis of sheep

Sheep · Bacterial · Infectious

Ruminal acidosis

Cow · Other · Digestives

Calf omphalitis

Cow · Bacterial · Infectious

Gangrenous mastitis

Cow · Bacterial · Infectious

Copper deficiency in cattle

Cow · Other · Skin & coat

Anticoagulant rat poison poisoning

Dog · Environmental · Blood

Feline calicivirus

Cat · Viral · Infectious

Ruminal acidosis of sheep

Sheep, Goat · Other · Digestives

Canine leishmaniasis

Dog · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Canine ehrlichiosis

Dog · Bacterial · Infectious

Contagious lumpy skin disease

Cow · Viral · Infectious

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This information is provided for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for a veterinary consultation. If you have any concerns about your animal's health, consult a veterinarian.

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