I am a first time German Shepherd owner. I have had my boy for just over 5 weeks and I AM IN LOVE. If anyone is looking for the perfect dog, I have him.
True to my nature I have been reading everything I can get my hands on. As luck would have it I stumbled on to the Leerburg site. Now along with my GSD obsession I am a full fledged fan of Ed and his dvd's.
So to my concern.
Quincy started limping one week ago. The vet said it was a sprain (yeah no pano) and to rest. I am 8 days into that and there is NO change.
I did a search for sprains here and many posts mentioned an improvement in 2 plus days. On the plus side Quincy shows no pain. This is also a negative because keeping him quiet has required much strategic planning. I have a 5 yr old Boxer who is positive the puppy was his Christmas present.
Anyway any ideas on speeding up recovery? I have an EXCELLENT vet but maybe it is time for x-rays?
Even thought he is young, I would take him to the vet and request x-ray. I am not a vet and it may be nothing, but i would invest the money for it. If any thing you will have something to campare to if you have future problems. I wish you well.
I guess you missed the part of the post where I said THE VET SAID it was a sprain.
I picked a very annoying font so I can see how it was missed.
I am actually taking him 3 times a week for cold laser therapy but still no improvement. I see the vet Friday again and will see what he thinks of x-rays.
I would get xrays, if this was my dog. FYI, I wouldn't rule out pano. You also don't mention the age of your puppy? I never recommend xrays for suspected pano cases, because the condition is self limiting but whenever an elbow is involved I would want to see what is going on in the joint.
I know in humans sprains take longer to heal than many other injuries though, I know when I sprained an ankle it was sore for many weeks. If it is a sprain it may take a while to see the limping disappear.
My 3 y/o BC had a soft tissue injury to his front leg that took over 3 weeks to heal. He limped the entire time, though it was much less pronounced after 2 weeks.
My vet did x-rays right away when I took him in as I had already rested him for a couple days with no improvement. I wanted to get x-rays done just to be sure there wasn't a more serious injury that needed to be dealt with.
After 3 weeks of crate rest/leash walks only, he wasn't limping anymore and I gradually worked him back to his regular activity level.
I wasn't at all offended. I really thought it was the awful font.
My pup is 15 weeks. He came with a 2 year hip and elbow garantee. I will see the vet friday and will get x-rays. I just hope they can do it without sedation.
Thank you for the replies.
Kind of irratated with myself that I didn'y get xrays upfront. The vet just seemed very sure it was not pano or anything more serious.
Also he thought there was great improvement after a week. I wish I did.
Well x-rays showed no concerns so why am I so concerned? I am thinking of getting a second opinion from an orthodedic specialist. Something just seems amiss. Surely there should be SOME improvement.
Anyone ever use Adequan on a puppy? We have some on hand for the horses but I have never used it on a young dog?
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