Jodi Moen Webboard User Reg: 12-28-2010
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Amber seems to stretch much more than normal, whenever she gets up from lying down she does a deep hind leg stretch. Could this be a sign of pain? She was treated for Lyme and anaplasmosis (that she had as a very young pup). She also has spun out twice on a hind leg and arose with the leg in the air but within a few steps was putting full weight on it. The vet did say she had "a loose hip" but that was normal because she was a pup. I haven't done xrays yet as she really is not lame or sore looking but I just realized none of my other dogs have done this stretching every time they get up-she does it sometimes with the fronts but always the hind legs.
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I can tell when my female needs her atlas (top of neck where it meets her skull) adjusted (by my chiro vet) she will get up & stretch her head way up with her nose pointing in the air & stetch out her back standing on her front legs & her back legs very low (kind of like a show dog 'stack'). She will also turn her head left to right while stretching. She doesn't do this kind of stretch any other time. :-)
I don't believe that she is in any pain...just feels kinda 'stuck'. She doesn't do it everytime she gets up...,but often enough for me to know that is what is going on.
Has your dog even seen a chiropratic vet? Maybe it is a simple thing like she is trying to adjust herself like my female does.
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My old rottweiler would never stretch his back legs even as a pupp of 4 months old, this was due to pain in his back {xrays were taken}
I am not a vet but if a dog can stretch he his not in pain.
For your piece of mind get the xrays done.
I have two GSDs that stretch out constantly. I was told thats a good sign, however, the older of the two (4 yo) was diagnosed with HD at 7 months old and his hips and movement look awful now. When he was younger he used to get compliments on how well he moved, but something just seemed off to me, and the constant stretching didnt seem like a good sign either. My other GSD is 11 months old, and I haven't had his hips looked at yet, but he moves fine and seems a little more sound than my other GSD was at his age...we'll see in another year. Get some xrays done if it keeps you up at night.
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Thanks everyone, Amber has been sick the last week or so and is finally feeling better. Anne, interesting Amber sometimes does the front end stretch with her nose in the air but no whereas as often as the hinds. I'm not sure if we have a chiro vet locally but I'll look around, yes, I'll probably get the x-rays for peace of mind. Interesting with the Rotti, as my last sheperd had a bad back and I don't recall him stretching, although he would stretch his tail... I'm relieved that it doesn't sound like a pain issue, of course when I had her to the vet twice in the past couple of weeks I totally forgot to ask about it. Thanks again!
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excessive stretching-could it be pain?
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