I was wondering if any one else has had this problem: My 11 week old GSD started limping on his rear hind leg. I was worried and took him to the vet and she took xrays and said that he had no broken bones and his hips looked fine (so far). She thought that it might just be growing pains and she also noticed that he had very large growth plates, which meant that he was going to be very big. She gave us some pain meds and said that he needed to take it very easy for the next two weeks. I am a little worried, so if any one has any info on this I would appreciate it.
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Hi Ken, Did your vet mention Panosteitis? Sounds like that is what your vet is talking about. It is very common in young GSD's, although 11 weeks is pretty young to be showing signs. They do grow out of it, but it can take a while. It also travels, so you may see it in one leg then another.
This is a good question. I do not like to see lameness in puppies,it is not normal. Is the pup on a raw diet? Will a raw diet correct this problem? Some books say diet can correct it. I have a 14 week old pup that I hope to use for breeding in the future I would like to have Penn Hip done early to see if there are any problems. If there are can something be done to correct this problem before the dog become dysplastic? My dogs are on the raw diet and so far have no growing pains. I do keep them very lean as pups. Has anyone reversed trouble after it has begun?
The rest seems to be helping a little, right now we are feeding him Wellness puppy food, and we are going to switch to My Master's Choice with raw meet added. Is is a verry large pup every day he look a little bigger, he is not fat but weighs about 25lbs. My wife read somewhere else that MSM tablets might help so we are trying that starting today.
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that is very young for pano. i have no idea what is in master's choice or wellness, but if it is a dry kibble it probably is not helping his condition.
the larger the dog, the more slowly you want to grow them. i would make a guess that puppy food might not be appropriate for this pup. either switch to a high quality *adult* dry food, or switch to a species appropriate diet, like rmbs or whole prey.
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I would be careful supplementing with such a young pup. I agree with Alice, 11 weeks is on the youngish side, so if I were you, I would keep a very close eye on the pup in case it is injury related. I also feed raw & have avoided pano so far, (knock wood), but 2 of my pups' siblings have had bouts of it & I believe they are both fed raw.
As a breeder. If one of my clients call me and tell me that their pup is limping I suggest they take imediate action. Cut food back to 1/2 for a few days then see what you have. You may also keep an eye on the amount of exersise the pup is getting. You want to make sure he is not over doing it. Grow that pup slowly. He will grow stronger in the long run
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