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I have a 6 month old male German Shepherd. I am confused on how much excercise my dog should get at this age. I have been told that I over-exercise him. We often go for walks every other day of various lengths. I do not go to dog parks, but he is socialized with other dogs. This same dog has mastered all of his commands with daily maintenance. How much exercise is appropiate? How much is too much? How often? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
5 mins for every month since he was born is a general rule, less is more. Half an hour gentle exercise should be fine, any building of prey drive should be done over short distances. No jumping out of cars, down stairs, off drops, NO running at speed down hill (its the stopping against gravity that strains the joints). Its all about play,prey and socialisation. Drive down to a big store like Walmart and hang about outside, with your dog of course. All sorts of horrible children, annoying old people, and screeching trucks. Take plenty of tit bits in your pockets, as a new owner its mandatory to have salmonela and 4week old chicken in all your clothes.
Reg: 09-07-2008
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My dog came up limping slightly on his left front leg on 9-6.It is hard to say where the problem is but he has been licking his paw.I probally overexercised him on 9-3.It became worse and I took him to the vet,and bottom line is pano or a pulled muscle. He had no pressure points. I gave him metacam and no exercise and kept him enclosed until the limp went away. That took thee days. I stopped the meds and did not walk him until the 14th.I kept it to a minumum.He did run off leash in the grass at school but that was for a short time and was not my idea. He just has all this energy!! No problems until 9-18 my friends came over and he got excited and took an akward step of a single step and winced and now has a small limp again in the same leg??
I know this is long but it is hard to diagnois without. Does anybody know about metacam? I hate to give it to him and cause more problems.
Steve Hedquist
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Did the vet lean towards Pano?
I want to say that I do use Metacam or Deramaxx if I have to give an NSAID, but that I am very careful to watch for all the possible side effects. I have one senior on long-term NSAIDs, and I had blood work done first and re-done every 3-6 months to check the liver and kidneys.
Short-term side effects should have been explained. Unfortunately, they often are not. Look for any GI distress, vomiting, diarrhea, or blood in stools, and stop the NSAID and call the vet if you see any one.
And I'd be calling the vet to discuss this new injury or event.
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Thanks for responding. No side effects at all but I know from personal experience the problems that come with nsaids. The Vet and I suggested Pano which would make sense.I have never had any problems with my 2 previous German Shepherds regarding growing pains. They both later in life had hip problems. This dog has a long blood lines in the AKC, but of coarse nothing is taken for granted.
Steve
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