Hip Dysplasia - Know the Symptoms and Treat the Disease Faster

[Kaylie]

Originally Posted by LUTGARD

Kaiser sometime runs with the hopping of the back legs togetherShould I be worried?
Other times he gaits and runs normally beautifully
When standing he sometimes has his back legs standing close together too
Someone said they would like to see more tight muscle on his back legs

Linda x

Sorry i feel bad for listing all of the things which CAN POSSIBLY relate to HD, my mums dog sometimes runs with his hind legs together aswell and is perfectly fit and healthy with no hip problems. x

[Kaylie]

Originally Posted by joyce

Kaylie If it is HD her life does not have to be ruined, she should be able to run and have fun as normal, dogs with HD need the exercise to build up muscle, If I ever had a dog with HD I would treat it as I would any other, One of my friends has a dog with HD he swims runs in fields and jumps gates rather than wait for them being open
Hope this helps

Here is a photo of the dog

I only just realised the photo attached to this.. and WOW! Thanks for your help you have made me feel a little more positive towards the whole situation x

[GV9297]

Kaylie

I hope Maggies x-rays are good - let us know

There are lots of things to help with this condition now

Keep positive (I know its hard x)

Originally Posted by Kaylie

Sorry i feel bad for listing all of the things which CAN POSSIBLY relate to HD, my mums dog sometimes runs with his hind legs together aswell and is perfectly fit and healthy with no hip problems. x

Dont feel bad Hon
Its good that everythings listed and people are aware of this horrible disease x

Great post, thank for the sharing!

[hippychickuk]

i really wish i read a post like this years ago.if i would have read something like this,i would have known my german shepherd cross belgian shepherd dino was suffering from it.and perhaps helped her more.all we started doing for the lasst 5 years,was give her joint care supliaments and treat things.when she was going for her routine jabs,all the vet ever mentioned was she had a bit of artheritis. it would have even been helpful if the vet had explained things better to us.

Our German shepherd, brought back from Australia with us..
We make his quality of life better with a few less walks/runs a week, made easier for him by daily medication. 1 tramadol pill in the morning and 30ml of Metacam, followed by 1 tramadol pill in the evening. He is much happier and less in pain as a result. Ask your local vet for advice on this. It does'nt make him drowsy or anything, just easier for him to exercise without being in pain.

We decided it was the better option than spending 1000's on the operation.
Although we may still have the operation done in the future if we can afford it.

Rich.

[wildmoor]

Hi Rich I think you have the dosage wrong there for the Metacam as 100ml will last several weeks,
if you are refering to the 30 on the syringe that equates to dosage for a 30kg dog

[hippychickuk]

i may be wrong,but im sure my gsd cross bsd dino was given metacan a couple of years back after she had a spinal stroke

[shetlandlover]

My girl was found to have this in January after she had a slip on some ice and didnt recover they looked further into it and found she had HD.

She is currently on tramadol and PLT and is coming along leaps and bounds, I think the warm weathers helping.