Hip Dysplasia.
Discussion
Well I work away and today I had a very distraught wife on the phone.
Our puppy has been taken to the vets today and been diagnosed with hip dyspepsia in both front legs.
We are absolutely devastated, he was one last week and has become a member of the family, far more than I could have imagined, he is going to be X rayed next week, so that's when we find out how bad it is.
Our puppy has been taken to the vets today and been diagnosed with hip dyspepsia in both front legs.
We are absolutely devastated, he was one last week and has become a member of the family, far more than I could have imagined, he is going to be X rayed next week, so that's when we find out how bad it is.
Edited by StuntmanMike on Wednesday 16th April 19:44
You can get joint dysplasia in any joint. Common in hips, but can also occur in elbows and shoulders. Disease process is similar, so more common and significant in larger breeds, but not without treatment. Get a diagnosis first and then look at treatments and outcomes. Diagnosis definitely needs xrays, and doesnt require a trip to a specialist unless the condition isnt straightforward. Treatment of lameness can require specialist input.
My parents have a Labrador who was diagnosed with hip dysplasia in her back hips. Basically she has no hip sockets; the ball part of the floats freely against flat bone. The vet referred her to a specialist out towards Liverpool somewhere. He said if the worst came to the worst he could replace her hips but recommended that she had regular hydrotherapy sessions to build up the muscles around the joints. They were given the details of a local canine therapy pool and she went swimming for 30 mins a week for many years. Sadly the sessions stopped when my dad became too ill to take her. The Labrador is still happy and going strong, having turned 10 last December.
All is not lost with your dog, OP, there are treatments out there.
All is not lost with your dog, OP, there are treatments out there.
Cheers guys, I knew this would be an issue at some point , I just didn't expect it at one.
As long as his quality of life is good ill do everything I can for him, even though he has a occasional limp he is a very happy dog, his tail never stops wagging lol.
We will just have to see what next wweek brings.
As long as his quality of life is good ill do everything I can for him, even though he has a occasional limp he is a very happy dog, his tail never stops wagging lol.
We will just have to see what next wweek brings.
Has he been overdoing it whilst growing in his first year?
I had something similar with mine at 14 months, terrible limp to front left leg and vet advised x-ray.
Turned out it was just a strain where he had been jumping over a ditch where i walked him and 5 yrs further on not a single vet visit for anything.
Hopefully all goes well for you and your wonderful friend matey.
I had something similar with mine at 14 months, terrible limp to front left leg and vet advised x-ray.
Turned out it was just a strain where he had been jumping over a ditch where i walked him and 5 yrs further on not a single vet visit for anything.
Hopefully all goes well for you and your wonderful friend matey.
Edited by keslake on Saturday 19th April 12:04
keslake said:
Has he been overdoing it whilst growing in his first year?
I had something similar with mine at 14 months, terrible limp to front left leg and vet advised x-ray.
Turned out it was just a strain where he had been jumping over a ditch where i walked him and 5 yrs further on not a single vet visit for anything.
Hopefully all goes well for you and your wonderful friend matey.
I think so, I enjoyed walking him and probably went to far, there again he could have been born with it, the Vet said she could feel his shoulders grinding though, he is spot on apart from an occasional limp, we were going to get a bI had something similar with mine at 14 months, terrible limp to front left leg and vet advised x-ray.
Turned out it was just a strain where he had been jumping over a ditch where i walked him and 5 yrs further on not a single vet visit for anything.
Hopefully all goes well for you and your wonderful friend matey.
Edited by keslake on Saturday 19th April 12:04
h next year, I dont know about that now, he may get knocked about to much, TBH im absolutly gutted about it.Update, he has been X rayed and the vet wants do put him through a CT scan, the vet says they bones in both of his elbows are deformed and recommends an operation.
We have been given supplements etc, and there is a Hydro pool nearby we have been told to use, I can't see that happening, he is terrified of water, that's it really, I am in France at the moment , so have heard all this over the phone.
Feel free to advise/ comment but data charges dictate I won't be checking in for a few days.
We have been given supplements etc, and there is a Hydro pool nearby we have been told to use, I can't see that happening, he is terrified of water, that's it really, I am in France at the moment , so have heard all this over the phone.
Feel free to advise/ comment but data charges dictate I won't be checking in for a few days.
Great news, spoke to the wife at length, the vet says he is young enough to make a full recovery, spoke to the insurance and the have given the go ahead for the op and hydrotherapy. I can't praise the insurance company enough, the vet and women at the pool both were positive about our insurance as well, I'm really chuffed and can't believe I would praise and insurance company, Snoop Dog is at home feeling out of sorts at the moment, he has been under anesthetic all day.
Brilliant news!
Fair play to the insurance company, good to see in this day.
Can't believe he is afraid of water, have you tried the hosepipe?
I first got Bosun swimming in a shallow shored lake simply by throwing his ball further out
each time until he was adrift and he hasn't looked back since.....give a try when he is fit, you never know.
Thanks for the update and keep us posted with his treatment.
Fair play to the insurance company, good to see in this day.
Can't believe he is afraid of water, have you tried the hosepipe?
I first got Bosun swimming in a shallow shored lake simply by throwing his ball further out
each time until he was adrift and he hasn't looked back since.....give a try when he is fit, you never know.
Thanks for the update and keep us posted with his treatment.
If it's a good Hydrotherapy Pool they will help him over come his fear of water. They will (or at least should) put him in an inflatable swimming jacket / life aid to help his buoyancy and they will get in the pool ahead of him and encourage him in to the water and help him.
My old boy hand hip dysplasia early in age and I took him swimming every week. The girl there was fantastic with him considering his size, weight and fear of water. She always got in with him and held him via a buoyancy aid, lot's of squeaky toys and balls to swim after.
My old boy hand hip dysplasia early in age and I took him swimming every week. The girl there was fantastic with him considering his size, weight and fear of water. She always got in with him and held him via a buoyancy aid, lot's of squeaky toys and balls to swim after.
Update time, on Tuesday Snoop Dog will go for a scan, this is in the east Midlands ( Castle Donington ) that's about an hour or so away, this will cost 1500 quid alone so god knows how much the op is, the FIL will go with the wife in case he need lifting as he is a bouncing 7.5 stone, so we should know more then.
Granville said:
If it's a good Hydrotherapy Pool they will help him over come his fear of water. They will (or at least should) put him in an inflatable swimming jacket / life aid to help his buoyancy and they will get in the pool ahead of him and encourage him in to the water and help him.
My old boy hand hip dysplasia early in age and I took him swimming every week. The girl there was fantastic with him considering his size, weight and fear of water. She always got in with him and held him via a buoyancy aid, lot's of squeaky toys and balls to swim after.
Hi Granville, how is your dog now?, what breed is it? Did he have an op or medication? Has he lead a normal life since? Sorry for the questions but I have yet to meet anyone who has been through this.My old boy hand hip dysplasia early in age and I took him swimming every week. The girl there was fantastic with him considering his size, weight and fear of water. She always got in with him and held him via a buoyancy aid, lot's of squeaky toys and balls to swim after.
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