Panosteitis? - Page 1

Has anyone ever experienced this with their GSD?  IF so, how long did each episode last?  And how long did the whole thing last?

My vet diagnoised Perry with it.  This is his third time he has been limping for a week's time.  This time it has been the worse.  He can barely walk because his back right leg is so sore.  He is barely eating as well because of it. The first 2 times it was his front right leg and it lasted about a week, but his overall attitude is worse this time.  He has just been laying and sleeping for a bit over a week.

Pano can improve/disappear with full maturity. The "traveling" from limb to limb is common. I have over the years owned several dogs that had pano. Only one did not grow out of it. Vet usually perscribed steroid treatment and the generally accepted wisdom was to feed the lowest protein food available. Not sure what is recommended now.

Unless something has changed, it will just have to run it's course. Non steroidal pain medicines may make the dog more comfortable, I would check with vet first.

Also, there have been quite a few discussions here. A search may yeild info.

best,
Rik 

Pano sucks!
Not much you can do but let it run
it's course. 

Most vets will prescribe Rimadyl or
some other type of anti-inflammatory.

There is a mix of opinions on whether to
medicate or not to relieve pain.
Some say no, dog will run the risk of hurting
itself more because he won't feel any pain.

I think if the dog is so miserable and sore he
can't hardly move, then yes, alleviate some
of that pain!  Christ, I live on Tylenol 

Lower protein diet is said to help as well,
as it doesn't encourage rapid growth.
 

i have a male that had pano, one time and  i used Ester C 1000mg  once aday,this worked great, it took a week or so but it worked and if i ever have another this is what i will use. my boy was over Pano by the time he was 2 years, but some  can take longer.out side of this you just have to wait it out.  what did your vet say?

My male has been diagnosed with pano. My vet recommended that I watch his activity level. Lots of rest. Rimadyl did not help my pup so my vet ended having to put him on a steriod. Each episode my male has changes depending on what he was doing. We are still going through it. I just try to make him as comfortable as possible when it flares up.

It goes away eventually. Maya has it in her front legs.  Sometimes she limps on her right and sometimes on her left. I just take it easy with her when she is limping and I will give her a 325 mg stomach guard aspirin at night. I give her vitamin c every day and vitamin e as well when she starts to limp and ease back a bit when it goes away. You really do feel sorry for them, sometimes young kids get the same thing in their legs. Eventually they all grow up and the pains just go away.  i think aspirin is better than anything stronger.

I have read that a virus may be the cause of pano and that it wasn't seen until puppy vaccine became common. Don't know if it's true or not, but I had a pup with it and the pano flared up again after vaccinating at one year. Aspirin seems to help and side effects are nil.

Pano is linked to the dystemper virus/vaccination. The research is out there. Also, if the dog was spayed or neutered young this can cause an inflamatory response and make the pano worse. If you have access to a naturopathic vet, there are some very good remedies to boost the immune system. And DO NOT VACCINATE until the dog has completely recovered from the pano. This can exacerbate the sysmptoms, cause a recurrance and/or cause other health issues. The vaccination companies clearly do not recommend vaccination if the animal is ill.

I currently have a litter out of a recent German Import, Pups are now 9 months,  I have three here that are real bad, we are seeing it in all limbs periodically, I am using a little Metacam as and when pain bad but it is a real nightmare. Pain appears to be from mild to extreme at times, Have come close to Euthanasia at times when I thought there was no way forward, I have total trust in my vet though and have a friend that had a similar problem with one of his and suddenly it was gone,  Fingers crossed !!
Mine were on BARF until 4 and a half months then put them on RC Maxi Junior, high protein puppy, then the problem started but it does start at roughly this age so we cannot put it dowm to the high pro diet change, I have them now on a Low pro Chicken and Rice complete

TC

My young male developed pano at 6 months and it was debilitating, he was not just limping but hobbling, he would put no weight on the affected limb at it traveled to all of them. Vet prescribed something other than rimadyl as I did not want it, to be hones it did not help. I gave baby aspirin when it was bad, cut back on his food to keep his growth slow and crate rest. I feed an all stages food, so protein was not too high. He just recently in the last few months grew out of it he is 17 months now.

TM