# Lab falling down

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lab-falling-down/633710>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 5, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lab-falling-down/633710 "2012-09-05T04:01:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Labluver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Labluver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labluver)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lab-falling-down/633710/1 "2012-09-05T04:01:44Z")

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My dog keeps falling down on his back legs. He already has been diagnosed with hip dysplesia… but i remember a vet a couple of years ago about telling me about a disorder that is promenent in “working” dogs where they do this . He does not show any pain or discomfort when this happens, just annoyance, i have him on meds… but i cannnot remember what the disorder was that she called it which if i remember right sounds spot on. Is there anyone who might know what this is aside from dysplaisa? Thanks

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**Author:** ![vd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b19c9b/32.png) [@vd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vd)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lab-falling-down/633710/2 "2012-09-05T04:13:50Z")

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[Canine Degenerative Myelopathy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canine_degenerative_myelopathy)?