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by Nans gsd on 24 June 2012 - 15:06
I would definitely NOT road work this puppy until at least 1-2 years old and that would depend of these hips and how they develop between now and then. Your best exercise to try to tighten these up would be to swim him; if you cannot find a source to swim him then find a physical therapy vet for dogs that have a water therapy pool and do it that way. I would put him on raw, take some weight off him now and keep him almost rank thin, in otherwards not emansiated but very, very lean, no xtra fat at all for the rest of his life. Best of luck with him, Nan
by ziegenfarm on 24 June 2012 - 16:06
okay, i'm going to play the devil's advocate here. these hips are not good, but they may not be as bad as they appear to be either.
first, notice the knee caps. they are laying to the outside rather than being rotated inward as they are supposed to be. also, draw an imaginary line (straight) all the way thru the heads of the femur and up thru the pelvis. this indicates that the positioner was infact pulling down on the legs, actually pulling them out of the sockets rather than rotating inward. the ligaments in the hip will give quite a bit if the
legs are fully extended and someone is pulling down on them.
personally, i would get better xrays (position) to know exactly what i was dealing with. someone who knows how to correctly position the dog. was the dog sedated? these hips may not pass anyway, but i am quite sure they are not actually as bad as this xray appears. yes, the dog is overweight. dropping some weight might help. keeping the dog lean and fit will help hold things together and possibly allow the dog to live a normal active life. we had a dog that lived to 12 and a half with much much worse hips than these.
best of luck & take good care of the pooch. :)
pjp
first, notice the knee caps. they are laying to the outside rather than being rotated inward as they are supposed to be. also, draw an imaginary line (straight) all the way thru the heads of the femur and up thru the pelvis. this indicates that the positioner was infact pulling down on the legs, actually pulling them out of the sockets rather than rotating inward. the ligaments in the hip will give quite a bit if the
legs are fully extended and someone is pulling down on them.
personally, i would get better xrays (position) to know exactly what i was dealing with. someone who knows how to correctly position the dog. was the dog sedated? these hips may not pass anyway, but i am quite sure they are not actually as bad as this xray appears. yes, the dog is overweight. dropping some weight might help. keeping the dog lean and fit will help hold things together and possibly allow the dog to live a normal active life. we had a dog that lived to 12 and a half with much much worse hips than these.
best of luck & take good care of the pooch. :)
pjp
by Jenni78 on 24 June 2012 - 20:06
Agree with Ziegenfarm.
by Koach on 24 June 2012 - 23:06
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by Ramage on 25 June 2012 - 22:06
This dog is overweight. He should not be 85 lbs IMO. Slim him down, get him swimming, start feeding raw if you can. Recheck at 18 months. This is what I would do.
by Blitzen on 26 June 2012 - 13:06
IMO this guy will not ever pass OFA or receive an "A" stamp. His knees are not rotated inwardly as they should be, but I don't think that would make much of a difference this time. The Norberg angle is way off, the necks are already thickening, the sockets are too shallow and there are signs of remodeling on the cranial edges of the rims.
No road work , no frisbees, keep him lean and walk and/or swim him often. He needs low impact exercise for now. Without knowing how tall he is or his structure, it's hard to say that he is overweight at 85 lbs. He may just be a large dog, not necessarily overweight. The OP and vet should know that.
No road work , no frisbees, keep him lean and walk and/or swim him often. He needs low impact exercise for now. Without knowing how tall he is or his structure, it's hard to say that he is overweight at 85 lbs. He may just be a large dog, not necessarily overweight. The OP and vet should know that.
by HighDesertGSD on 26 June 2012 - 23:06
GSD pups should look a bit too thin to the uninitiated.
I always control the food intake so that the ribs are just barely visible. I do not use any large breed puppy food. I always carefully weigh the food to maintain a certain condition.
I always control the food intake so that the ribs are just barely visible. I do not use any large breed puppy food. I always carefully weigh the food to maintain a certain condition.
by Bhaugh on 30 June 2012 - 17:06
I agree road work on a young dog with a hip issue could be disaster. I would opt for swimming or another low impact exercise. And although 85 lbs on a young dog seems too much I would want to see a pic and how much weight the dog is currently carrying
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