Limping Hip Sounds
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| An exam and x-ray will be able to tell you for sure. For now, keep her quiet, restrict activity meaning leash walks to potty then back inside to rest. Please let us know how the vet appointment goes. |
6Girls wrote: An exam and x-ray will be able to tell you for sure. For now, keep her quiet, restrict activity meaning leash walks to potty then back inside to rest. Please let us know how the vet appointment goes. She was seen and checked. No definite answer. He guessed at a few things of course one being possibly HD. Today being sunday the clinic only had emerg vet on staff. He suggested to have my dog be xrayed and examined by their ortho specialist. So no xray. That cost me $130. But now i'm on the right tract and on thursday we'll know more. Cross my fingers that she is having issue from rough playing yesterday and that its nothing and not HD. |
Sending you positive vibes and hoping for good news  |
| she's just had a growth spurt and isn't quite snug in the joint yet. Young dogs grow so quickly not everything keeps up and strains are more possible. Yeah HD is another thought, hope not. |
Quote: But now i'm on the right tract and on thursday we'll know more. Hoping you'll get good news on Thursday. |
SheepieBoss wrote: :crossed: she's just had a growth spurt and isn't quite snug in the joint yet. Young dogs grow so quickly not everything keeps up and strains are more possible. Yeah HD is another thought, hope not. This is possible and hope that's all it is. Thanks for this explanation. It makes me feel a lot better and more hopeful that its not HD. I'll update after thursday's appt with ortho specialist and xrays. Thanks |
| Hoping for good news. |
| After few days rest, she is putting 100% weight on her bad hip. She is running and hopping again. Yes, I try my best to limit that. She appears to be fine again. Thank god. But she still has some clicking sounds in her hips. Well here it is. She was checked by the orhto specialist today. She has what is described as "laxity" along with weak hip muscles. So the femur head is not snug fitting in the socket. There is no arthritis findings which is good. The bones are clean and healthy. She does have that young, immature weak joint as others have described. Nevertheless, this was diagnosed as bilateral hip dysplasia. Evidently, anything that is or has abnormal growth or development is coined as dysplasia. But it is not a bad case of hip dysplasia. If left untreated then it could develop worse I was told. Surgery would be necessary if it worsens but now it is not. Just conservative measures including exercise and supplements is the recommended course of action. There is a chance that if she strengthens and develops the hip muscles that she may be fine. So that's what we will hope for. I started her on Cosequin and will begin some fish oil supplement. I have to walk her on grass or trails and avoid hard surfaces. Water treadmill exercises was recommended. We did everything to avoid health issues like this such as getting her from a reputable breeder and with an impressive pedigree. Her pedigree has OFA cert going back 3-4 generations on both sides. I've fed her only the best foods including Orijen. Never given her junk foods or treats from grocery stores. I walk her twice daily. I don't let her use stairs and never push on her hips to have her sit. etc etc. It just happens the vet said. Sometimes you just can't prevent it no matter what. But since we caught it early and not being that bad, it may be controlled and treated. So we are going to do more walking on soft surfaces, water therapy and supplements. Any suggestions will be appreciated it. |
So sorry to hear about the HD.  It sounds like it is mild and not causing too much discomfort. I hope that with the supplements and new exercise routine she will be feeling good for many many years to come. Sending you both hugs  I am surprised to hear that she has problems at such a young age especially with the OFA certs going back 3-4 generations.  Hope you plan to contact the breeder. Thank you for sharing and keep us posted. |
| Sorry to hear of this & hope as she grows it strengthens. Follow your vet's instructions to a T. There are reasons they give these exact instructions. Yes, the breeder should be made aware, simply for their breeding program. But please don't be alarmed if your breeder asks for a copy of the x-rays for their vet to look at & either now or at a later date an actual OFA x-ray & reading from the OFA radiologists to confirm HD if you have a contract with your breeder. It is not that they don't trust you & your vet. It is simply because at the 1st sign of limping some people will be asking for refunds etc. & not ALL vets are trained to actually read the x-rays for HD. This is NOT to say your vet doesn't know what he is doing. I certainly don't mean that. But the breeder has to protect themselves too from some people who are possibly steered wrong. As for trying to avoid the problem of HD by buying from a reputable breeder with certifications in the pedigree.....As hard as we try to eliminate this probelm it is still there in the breed. There are times that 2 OFA excellents are bred to each other & HD happens in "the get". There are times the best moving puppy in the litter ends up having HD when x-rayed at 2 years of age, after moving beauutifully & correctly in the show ring while attaining it's championship. Believe me, we find it to be a heartbreak if it is a show dog or a companion living with another family. As hard as we try, we can't eradicate it. We can only bring down the % of cases. |
Millielover wrote: So sorry to hear about the HD. It sounds like it is mild and not causing too much discomfort. I hope that with the supplements and new exercise routine she will be feeling good for many many years to come. Sending you both hugs I am surprised to hear that she has problems at such a young age especially with the OFA certs going back 3-4 generations. Hope you plan to contact the breeder. Thank you for sharing and keep us posted. Thanks the next post by ChSheepdogs explains well how HD can occur regardless. |
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