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But, it's also a hereditary disease that progressively gets worse with age and can become quite painful.

Veterinarians believe that most dogs with hip dysplasia are born with normal hip joints, but a gradual subluxation (separation of the two bone surfaces) causes the development of abnormally shaped hip joints.

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