Hello!
In 5months my puppy starts limping, in 6months we make x-rays and vet say displasia in hips and elbows. Elbows are better than hips and possibly will be "normal".
Link to hip x-ray http://c.foto.radikal.ru/0607/89ef805901ef.jpg
How you will rate it ?
My vet say D/E (it means severe by OFA). But I don't see any signs of arthritis or bone damages, just subluxation. How do you think - is it possibly that they will look a bit better when she will grow up ? Or they will go worse? I look at OFA statistic and about 20% of pups which prelim x-rays show signs of displasia become normal at 2years.
I keep her on Glycoflex, vit C, Boswellia and swiming lessons. Now she is limping less than before and somethimes go without limping.
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Your Vet is correct - the dog has a bad hip. I would keep the dog thin, feed an all-natural diet, swim the dog to strengthen his muscles (dont run him) and get him on glucosamine. He will tell you if he is in pain.
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Your Vet is correct - the dog has a bad hip. I would keep the dog thin, feed an all-natural diet, swim the dog to strengthen his muscles (dont run him) and get him on glucosamine. He will tell you if he is in pain.
And don't forget the salmon oil and vitamin E, Liga.......
These work together as a very effective anti-inflammation agent that can help hold off the effects of OA in the joint (along with, as Ed says, glucosamine).
I mention it again because anyone can add salmon oil and E to their dog's nutrition program, even if they have not made the move to a raw diet.
Using a better food (low- or no-grain, and excellent human-grade ingredients) and supplementing with salmon oil and E are a great step away from the well-advertised commercial foods that feature heavy grain content and meat by-products instead of meat and meat meal.......
I sound like a broken record about this sometimes, but I've seen such profound changes in dogs who were switched to better and more dog-appropriate food.
Thank you for your help!
How much salmon oil and vit E I should give daily ? I switch her food few weeks ago to Eagle Pack. And thinking about Canidae, but I'm not sure which is better ?
I think maybe I will feed few times in week natural food and other times dry food.
We are swiming 2-3 times in week, if weather is good (we swim in the river).
I will keep you posted about her.
Swimming is great. Very low-stress, but will help build plenty of muscle. The more muscle she can build around those joints (especially the left) the better she will do in the long run. That left really looks like one wrong jump or twist could have it outta there. The stronger the area around it is, the better.
My Jaden has a shallow hip socket. His ortho doctor recommended that I excercise him in waist deep water instead of swimming. In swimming, the dog uses his front legs more than the rear. He suggested fetch or something else that would get him trotting in water to his waist. Also up hill trotting. Great form him, would kill me. LOL. I also give 2000 mg Ester-c daily. And keep him fit and thin. CH
Cathy, Chance, Jaden, Xara and angel Zoey snuggled deep inside my heart
Is not uphill walking too damaging for hips ? Because weight on hips are very big.
No because the dog is kept to a walk. I was surprised how it helped build MORE muscle mass. My dysplastic female was (and still is) very athletic before diagnosis - what has changed for her is she is not crashing through the woods at breakneck speeds JUMPING over logs and creeks or running up and down steep hills -- anyway simply walking up a hill behind my house (a 1/2 mile gentle grade) daily resulted in the visible addition of muscle/
She still runs and plays fetch - and actually is doing very well working on a boat. I can't see her NOT doing these things and think she would be miserable if she did not.
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