Hip Harness For Dogs With Hip Displaysia

[silentchild]

Stumbled upon this today and found it interesting. A little bit skeptical if it will work? What do you think? Link HERE.

Your dog can be healthy in every way and still end up with a skeletal problem called hip dysplasia. Dogs have about an 8 percent chance of developing this heritable condition, which affects the hip joint.

In the condition, the place where the leg's femur bone fits into the pelvis develops abnormally. Over time, the bone can pop out of the joint and become disconnected from the pelvic bone, wear it down. This can cause the dog pain and reduce its ability to walk or run.

Industrial designer Galia Weiss wanted to address this problem. In response, she developed a harness called the Hipster, which not only prevents the joint from disconnecting but also helps strengthen the surrounding muscles. Once strengthened, those muscles keep the femur bone in place and prevent it from popping out.

Hipster is comprised of a lightweight frame with adjustable straps and velcro designed to put resistance on the leg muscles to strengthen them while preventing any weight from burdening the dog's hips and bottom.

The harness is machine washable and available in multiple colors.

Weiss thinks the Hipster can improve any pet's condition after a month of wear. This video below provides more details.

https://www.youtube....d&v=O6zJW-0K8B4

[Yonjuro]

I don't know enough about H/D but I like what I see, the video is very cute too. Good find and one I will store in the memory bank should the need ever arise where I need to explore options

[Jumabaar]

Really not sure how it would build muscle up since a harness like that would actually stop a fair amount of natural input so is actually counterproductive! Nothing to say about the changes that would occur to the other supporting tissues and creating further abnormalities to the biomechanics of an already significantly compromised system.

I would only ever recommend it if the animal was completely unable to undergo surgery and as a last resort.

Edited September 18, 2014 by Jumabaar

[ari.g]

Not as full on as that brace but I have been considering one of these for my boy who has arthritis in his hip.

My link

Edited September 18, 2014 by ari.g