Judy Brown Webboard User Reg: 02-13-2007
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I have a 9 month old German Shepherd puppy that has problems with her hind legs. When she walks they are wobbly, and when she runs she bunny hopps. Her hind legs never sperate when she is running. In the morning she has a real hard time getting up. I have spoke to her vet and he says it's just because she is a puppy and not fully developed. I was wondering if anyone out there has seen this in a 9 month old puppy, or does this sound like maybe a hip problem?
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"I was wondering if anyone out there has seen this in a 9 month old puppy, or does this sound like maybe a hip problem?"
May or may not be a problem. At that age joints can be loose, bunny hoping can also be an indicator of HD but not always. Make sure you feed a good food and I tend to stay away from puppy foods. Feed an adult food.
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I would be worried if a vet told me not to be concerned about your dogs problems. I would suggest taking the dog to another vet (preferrably a specialist) and getting x-rays done to check on the joint structure of your dogs hips.
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Judy,
I hate to be another voice of concern here, but "bunny hopping" is usually a sign of hip problems.
I'd get another opinion and have an xray done, if one hasn't been done yet.
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I tried to talk to a few vets, but everyone I have spoke to does not seem to be to concerned since she is a growing puppy. Not only that she has not been a real healthy puppy. I have had every test ran on her and they don't know what is wrong with her. They refuse to do the x-rays, since she has so many problems health wise.
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Judy,
My 7 month old has dysplasia (was x-rayed and diagnosed at 4 months) and had all the same symptoms without the wobbling.
Insist on x-rays and, better yet, get another vet who will listen to your concerns. Do you really want a doctor who wouldn't do everything possible to ease your mind?
The sooner you know the sooner you can begin doing things to minimize the damage.
Good luck
I should also add that if you do get a diagnosis of HD there is so much good information here and so many wonderful people to lend advice and support. This place gave me a lot of hope
Do you have a animal hospital you can go to rather than just a regular vet? You should go to a specialist to get this diagnosed and if needed surgery may have to be done.
It sounds like severe hip dysplasia from your description. I say severe because a puppy that young already having trouble getting up must have major issues. The other thing it could be, but I have not heard of it in a dog that young is degenerative myelopathy. I would still guess hip dysplasia first though.
You mention she has had many health issues. Can you tell us more about them? They may be related or give us further information to make a better educated guess.
I would be getting her x-rayed asap.
P.S. I would find a new vet immediately. The fact that your vet suggested a wobbly hind end and bunny hopping in the run is a "normal" part of her being a puppy and growing is HUGE RED FLAG. That's one clueless vet. It's 9 mos old...not 4 weeks old learning to trot for the first time. (the only time being wobbly behind might be acceptable)
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Abby is her name by the way. The other health issues I was talking about are she refuses to eat, vomiting all the time, loose stools, food allergies, and lethargic most of the time. I have had blood work done and it showed nothing. I had her pancrease checked, but it came back normal. Her weight for a 9 month old Shepherd is horrible she only weighs 48 pounds and it just keeps dropping. I really don't know what to do. She has seen 3 different vets. Any other suggestions out there they sure would be helpful.
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