This is a Skeletal condition.

Skeletal Dysplasia 2, SD2

What is SD2?

A disease of skeletal development, this causes dogs to have abnormally short legs but similar body lengths compared to unaffected dogs.

Affected dogs have abnormally short legs but a normal sized body.

Signs are first recognized by the time dogs reach 5 to 6 months of age.

Genetic testing and clinical signs can be used to diagnose this condition.

There is no treatment for this condition.

This is not a painful condition, but you may need to place ramps or stairs to assist these dogs if you want them to sleep on the bed or couch.

This mutation was first described in Labrador Retrievers.

This mutation has an autosomal recessive inheritance, meaning that dogs must have two copies of the mutation in order to show clinical signs.

recessive