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IVDD is a congenital disease (present at birth).

Not all dogs in the higher risk breeds will have it, but for those who do, it will last their entire lifetime.

(These IVDD dogs can also rupture discs in their necks (cervical discs) but this discussion covers only thoracic/lumbar discs in the dogs back.

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