Tresa Hendrix Webboard User Reg: 05-08-2008
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I had a chow/setter cross who has severe HD in both hips, was smashed up by a car AND contracted lyme disease around age 5. I didn't even know she had lyme until she was 11! Anyhow, she competed in agility at age 9 got high scores and the fastest times.
I put her on a raw diet at age 5, and she ran alongside my bicycle on wooded trails A LOT. I think that saved her along with not vaccinating her and I gave her glucosamine MSM, condroitin plus fish oil. Keeping the muscle mass up is essential....sprinting and running are great, trotting not so great. Pulling weight probably isn't good for it though.
A tired dog is a good dog, a trained dog is a better dog.
At 2 one of my GSDs was xrayd and certified as having Moderate HD. It never interfered with getting any of his titles. He's done Schutzhund, AKC OB, herding, SAR and a few other things.
He turned 8 this past Jan and started showing a slow down and I started him on Dasuquin. He's back to his normal self.
I also agree about all the sniffing being a training issue. To many think having a dog nutted is a cure all for so all the bad behaviors. It's not!
Thanks again everyone, and just for the record I never said, thought, or assumed that neutering my dog would eliminate any and all problem behaviors.
And thanks to everyone who's shared HD stories, for some reason I thought this was a much more serious problem than it seems to be. Thanks for the advice and support.
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Thanks again everyone, and just for the record I never said, thought, or assumed that neutering my dog would eliminate any and all problem behaviors.
This was what I was responding to: "He also can't keep his nose out of women's crotches ..... I am hoping some of this will change in time after the surgery."
I'm glad you realize it's a training issue.
About HD: of course it can be very serious. But many dogs with visible HD (on x-rays) live a long and happy life.
I'd take Tracy's post to heart, and I'd also be religious with his daily fish oil (and E, of course).
There's a lot of good info about managing HD, too, so I'm going to change the title here, since the neutering seems to have gone well.
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After research a couple of years ago for this board, I did find from many sources, including human arthritis orgs and boards, that liquid is probably the most effective form for glucosamine and other GAGs supplements (aside from the injectables like Adequan, I mean; Adequan might be unsurpassed in this country for HD-related OA, and is something good to know about for possible future need, IMO).
http://www.arthritis-cats-dogs.com/glucosamine-for-pets/ This site is selling Syn-flex, so be aware of that; I include it only because many of their statements are borne out elsewhere, as I discovered in 2009 while reading up on the GAGs (glycosaminoglycans).
Thanks a bunch Connie! I am going to get him going on the supplements asap. I need to do some more reading on this site and see what products are available here. I would prefer to buy from Leerburg if possible. Thanks again!!
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