does this sound like canine hip dysplacia?
my aussie cattle dog mix just turned 2 and for a couple of weeks she has been stiff on her right back leg and will sometimes limp after a walk, theres times when she wont chase her ball.
we talked to the vet and he said he wasnt concerned but i think somethings wrong. we’re considering buying her some glucosamine tablets to help.
any suggestions?
she isnt over weight at all , very lean and not built like most cattle dogs, this is becuase she’s mixed with kelpie ,border collie and possibly fox terrier
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Somethings going on.
I’d go back to the vet and ask him to do x-rays on your dog.
My GSD mix was diagnosed at 2 with hip dysplasia. She would get "spells" where she did not want to walk much and you could tell she hurt. So, I took her to the vet and I asked to have x-rays taken of her hips. It cost about $200 to get the x-rays done. Turns out, she was already a stage 2 (of 4). I made changes to her diet right away and put her on a food with glucosamine. At 4 she dislocated her hip twice and ended up having to have FHO surgery on that hip. The surgery on that one hip was about $2500. She’s now 6 and doing great! I give her aspirin every day and watch that other hip. First sign of trouble I’ll get her in for FHO surgery on that side. She had a great result the first time.
The advantage of knowing about the hip dysplasia is it allowed me to make changes to her diet, monitor her movement and maintain an emergency surgery fund. I have $2500 tucked away in the bank that I don’t touch for anything. That’s her surgery fund. If the other hip goes out, I want to be able to get her back to the orthopedic vet and have it taken care of with out having to worry about how to pay for it.
Something is going on with your dog. Take her back to your vet or another vet. Continue to follow up on this. If it was your human child who was limping around, you’d keep taking him to dr’s until you found one that listened to you. It’s ok to do the same thing with your vet. I had to take my dog to 3 different vets until I found one in the area that I really liked.
Good luck to you and your pup.
Your vet said he wasn’t concerned !!!!!
Strange vet !!!
I would say this is more likely to be a cruciate problem although it could also be other things.
WHATEVER it is you definitely do not go getting her to chase a ball. She should be on STRICT rest, going for wee’s on a lead in the garden and nothing else for a while.
Google Anterior cruciate ligament and understand that if it is that, then it would be inflaming and fraying, and there is the chance with good rest that you will get it better, if not the ligament will snap and you will be looking at a major op with at least 6 months of intense recuperation.
I’m about to go through it again for the umpteenth time. My b*tch is booked in for x-ray and subsequent operation if necessary.
If you really did phone your vet and he was not concerned about that then I would be changing my vet if I were you.
I agree with Lorraine. Find a better vet who will show enough concern to find out what is wrong with your dog. It does sound like a cruciate ligament rupture or at least a partial rupture.
I would suggest taking your dog to another vet, who will perform a thorough evaluation. It is important for your pup to have an accurate diagnoses, so you are able to find the best course of treatment. Although your vet doesn’t seem concerned, which is odd, you would probably know best!
With that said, you probably should start your dog on a glucosamine supplement. I would suggest a liquid formula over the tablets you mentioned. A liquid formula is 85-90% absorbent to your dogs system, whereas by the time pills and capsules breakdown, they are only 20% absorbent or less. A high quality liquid glucosamine would likely be a great preventative measure for your dog, and could help to eliminate the symptoms associated with osteoarthritis and hip dysplasia.