Hip Displascia - Page 3

I think that we have good reason to be paranoid.  I really wanna see my boy produce.  But it doesn't matter what I want.  If he is not healthy than I am doing the breed a injustice.  Now I know that everyone knows this but still it is stressful.  Not to mention we all brag about our dogs so much last thing in the world that anyone would want is to get bad news that his or her hips are bad. 

It is not the regular puppy sit. It is hard to explain. He was a good 40 lbs overweight at 10 month of age. We will see on Monday.

BHall I hope he turns out ok.  I know how much you put into those puppies.  Something tells me he might just be ok. 

HERE THEY ARE

Well I have certainly seen worse;  for 11 months old and 40 pounds overweight I think that they are a little loose looking but I would hope with controlled exercise;  possibly some swimming until he muscles back up from weight loss;  very low impact exercise they might be OKAY.  I would probably give him until 2 years old though;  give those hips plenty of time to reseat and tighten back up.  You can almost tell that they would have been good without the weight thing.  What a shame.  He can still work though, no reason not to work him. IHP.  Nan

PS:  also might look a little tighter without anastesia??

Thank you.  I will get him back in shape and follow your advise.  He is such a nice boy.

I should probably start a new thread, but I'm new & just registered.  I'm hoping someone would take a look at a couple dogs listed here & tell me if I'd be "safe" to buy one of the puppies.  I'm guessing I shouldn't put the links on here - maybe someone would be so kind as to email me, or someone just give me the go-ahead to post the links.  Thanks in advance!  Bridget

well, i have certainly seen worse, too.  our old fella is 12 & 1/2 and still going up and down stairs several times per day.  can still climb up into our bed and still eating well and keep his weight on.  we've known that he was dysplastic since he was a pup.  he herded goats as a youngster and lead pretty much a normal life.  we were just careful not to allow any activity that would twist or torque his hip.  he loved schh, but we couldn't allow him to jump or be driven so he got to go along every now and then just for fun.  (he had an awesome grip - still does)
being dysplastic isn't the end of the world.  the biggest things are to keep the excess weight off, keep them lean and very fit.  lots and lots of walking to keep those muscles strong.  they will hold the dog together.  don't allow the dog to injure himself by jumping out of a pickup or anything similar.  sometimes supplements help ease discomfort.  nutrition is also very important.  i would much rather deal with a bad hip than a bad back - spondylosis or DM.  hip dysplasia is somewhat limiting, but certainly not a death sentence.
pjp