Your hip joint is where your thigh bone (femur) and pelvis meet. The upper thigh bone ends in a ball that fits inside the socket (acetabulum) of your pelvis. If a child’s hip socket does not develop ...

Normally, the head of the femur fits snugly within the acetabulum. When a cat has hip dysplasia, often the socket of the pelvis is too shallow. This is the most common trait for cats with hip ...