I have a 10 month old male GSD. I have an appointment to take him to get his hips x-rayed and have his knee looked at. A friend thinks he might have done something to his cruciat(sp). Does anyone have any experience with this?
Also when I called to make the appointment the receptionist mentioned something about maybe needing to keep him for a little while. Is this normal for x-rays? My fiend made it seem like it would be a fairly quick procedure. I assured the receptionist that he would not need to be sedated and I will make it clear to them he is not to be sedated.
You might want to PM Sarah Morris or look up some of her threads abut True - he tore his cruciate ligament (and has DJD).
I only have experience with tears (probably) well after the fact - I have a thread in the general health issues that's not too old but it is more about untreated tears.
Good luck!
Edited by Jennifer Mullen (03/13/2009 06:34 PM)
Edit reason: b/c Neb's wagging tail hit 'submit' so needed to finish post!
Well the other day I noticed that he didn't seem to be distributing his weight evenly. Barely noticeable but I'm his mom so I knew. Well I wen up and felt up and down his stifle putting light pressure on one leg then the other. In the right leg he lifted it and stretched it back and the other no reaction. I took him to the barn with me today to as my friend her opinion,her lab just had his cruciate operated on. We monitored him closely on our trail ride and decided it was worth getting looked at and since I was meaning to get his hips prelimed anyway I decided to go ahead and do it next week while I am on spring break.
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Hi Juliana,
Yeah, my dog blew both cruciate ligaments last fall. In most cases, the dog will noticably limp or favor the leg. In some cases, like True's, there is nothing obvious except a slight hitch...something "off"...that only a mom would notice.
If you suspect he has a partial or complete rupture then crate rest and restricted activity is called for...at least until you see the vet and know for sure. No jumping, tugging, or playing. Outside only to potty and only on-lead.
X-rays won't show a torn ligament so the vet will perform the drawer test by manipulating the knee. They can tell by how it slides if the ligament is torn.
Yea we definitely have the hitch. I made him an appointment to visit a vet on Thursday. The problem I'm coming up with is how to keep him from driving me insane until then. Can we do walks on a leash? He's quite spiteful obnoxious little bugger...I had him on crate rest with only out to potty the day after his neuter(double crypt orchid so he had to be opened up) and he proceeded to bark the entire night...I live in an apartment so I was very nervous about the neighbors but luckily no one said anything. In other words is there anything I can do with him until I know for sure?
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My ortho vet said we could do short, leashed walks. Mainly you just really want to avoid any jumping, running, or any twisty type of movement. Slippery floors should be avoided, as well.
If you have access to a pool, swimming is good.
With True, I have really upped the mental exercise. Teaching new tricks, using a clicker, has helped a lot. Not quite the same as a good game of fetch but it does tire him out.
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