Oh no!!! Is this hip dysplasia?

Glad you have gotten some answers Hugo, and glad to hear it is something manageable that isn't likely to keep getting worse. Best of luck to you on that no running for 4 months, though, thats going to be tough!
 
Thanks for the update Chris ! :wink2: Sorry to hear about the 4 month to a year restrictions that ought to cause some difficulty. That hydro-therapy sounds like a great solution to using up some of that Sheltie energy though !!:yes: Best of Luck and keep the updates coming, Chris , Thanks !
 
Hi Hugo...glad to hear you got some answers to your pup's problem. Sometimes the not knowing and wondering is worse than the reality.

As everyone has said, your toughest order will be keeping him quiet. Our boy Barkley had a similar issue last year and I found something that helped tremendously was a holistic supplement by Azmira called R&R Essence. It's a combination of herbals in liquid drop form you can give a few times a day that just helps take the edge off. It's not chemical and you can use it longer term if needed. Barkley is a real wild man, and the no running/jumping thing was darn near impossible. Just google Azmira R&R Essence and you can order it online.

For glucosamine, we use Springtime's canine Joint Health Chewables, very cost effective and a great product. You only need to give one a day and they frequently run "buy two, get one free" specials. Again, you can get this online at www.springtimeinc.com .

Finally, if you don't have good luck with the diet food or want to try one that combines good ingredients in low cal form, I feed Drs. Foster and Smith's diet kibble. Trust me, you will quake if you read the ingredients on those prescription dog foods....very little nutritive value.

I wish you luck with your pup's progress. It sure sounds as if you are on the right track, and good for you for being so on top of things for your little guy!
 
Thanks for the kind words.

I am indeed trying to be proactive without risking anything.

This is a challenge since shelties are an active breed by nature, but I will do my best to wear him out by taking long walks. The more weight he loses, the longer the walks will be, and so forth.

I'm sure that what i have now (glucosamine and diet food) will help for the time being, but if I need to go the extra mile, I will definitely resort to this thread.

My little Whisky will be taken care of. :sadsmile:
 
Oh man, I managed to limit the dislocations to TWO last night (including once when he slipped on a patch of icy snow).

This AM, NOTHING!!! :yes:

He even tried to run inside the house, he was twirling, I was like NO!!!!!!! :eek2:

But thankfully, nothing happened. I'm very relieved. Are the meds working already?

I'm hoping it wasn't just luck today... :o

Either way, I'm gonna make sure he babies his leg for the full 4 months.
 
Chris said:
Hang in there. I know it's next to impossible to curb a Sheltie's enthusiasm. :biggrin2:
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Ugh, you got that straight. Thank god he doesn't have a habit of running after our cats (we have two).

But he wants to play with me or the kids, so we have to try and calm him down...

Thia is gonna be the hard part... to refrain from being over enthusiastic right away when he get betters.
 
One week after this started, improvement is everywhere.

We're down to about one knee-cap-popping episode per day, although we do prevent him from running, so if we were to let him go nuts, it'd probably be more.

However, the anti inflammatories do work, because his knee cap remains in place during some mvoes which would've made it pop before.

He lost weight already.

Yesterday, he busted out the door and ran after the paper boy at full speed without incident. I nearly had a heart attack tho. :rolleyes2:

It's hard to believe it'll be 4 months till he can «officialy» run tho. :eek2:

This is already hell.
 
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