Question about Pano - Page 1

How long does Pano last in a big boned dog? My male has been limping for some time now and i have put some posts up wondering if he was limping cos he hurt his leg when he tripped and fell a few times. However, all the x-rays came back fine but he kept limping. I suspected Pano after reading posts on the messageboard but several vets said that he might have just hurt his ligament and that i should keep him quiet. He is 15months old now and the limping has reduced but it seemed to me that one day he would limp on one leg and the next day it would be another leg, but since i am inexperienced in this, i took the advise of the vets. I recently got a few more x-rays of his hips and his front legs(since i hadn't done his prelims as 12months) and once again the vets said that everything was fine. On sat a vet from Australia visited my country to do a seminar and my vet showed my dog's x rays to the australian vet and he said that it is an inflammation of the bone, which i assume is Pano. Am i right in assuming this? If it is Pano what should I do? does it usually last this long in a dog? to be honest though, the limping has reduced compared to normal but if he gets too tired then it is more prominent.

please help

He needs to be on an anti inflammatory like buffered aspirin   and keep him quiet   in a house kennel at least 7 days, but getting execise like small trips outside, no chasing anything or playing    , very boring and very hard to restrict,,,make him a pallet in den where you are and maybe he will stay quiet by uou   it lasts for a day or two , then goes away  lasts a week goes away,,,one of my boys, everytime I put in a concrete run , 4 days later, pano....it comes and goes....he was two in Jan this year and has only had one bout and that was in February...He is a Timo de la Serano grgrandson and has Arminius , etc, He is a pacer, when confined in a concrete kennel, which I attribute to some onslaught, but even out of kennels and in house, it still flared up if he worked and played a lot....he is slender, very, until his hips are done in a month or two...taking three at one time ,,,,,he will grow out of it...its a strange but common problem in big boned dogs....I know only about shepherds, no other canine breed..

Sure sounds like Pano to me. My female had a bad case of it.  Her symptoms would travel from the front left leg to the rear left leg and come and go in cycles.  She would also run a mild fever and have a reduced appetite .I used crate rest ,reduced her calories and baby aspirin twice a day. She is now 14 months and she has not had a flair up in  a couple of months. Pano can be frustrating and can make new GSD owners nervous. I am sure that your dogs systems will subside.

thanks guys, i will definitely start him on baby asprin. Its so hard for me to watch him in pain and its hard to restrict him as well cos he wants to run and play but i keep him restricted and he isn't too happy. How about walks on the beach? would that be ok? haven't taken him yet but was thinking about it.

Pano is also called "Wandering lameness", "Growing pains", "Long bone disease".. it is the nature of the condition to go from one place to another. However, I have never seen it be related to or affected by exercise..... most pups willhold up the affected limb and maybe show some limping when still or moving slowly but will play like the devil in spite of it.

It is extremely obvious on an xray.. don't see how it could be missed. You can go on the internet (possibly even OFA's website?) search panosteitis and you should be able to see some examples and read up on it....

Now is the time for all good puppies to learn "because I said so" and accept your restrictions and the boundaries you set up.... he will be fine.. give him a bone or toy to chew on. He does need some exercise, walks on leash.. he can play with you in a small area... just not too much

Denise

Go to Petsmart and get K-9 buffered aspirin   not baby aspirin.....  buffered for large animals  

my vet always prescribes rimadyl; is buffered aspirin better (it's gotta be cheaper)?

Rimadyl is a harse drug that all vets prescribe for any injury or pain and they advise to use cautuiously...It is harsh and if used for a long period , dog has to be monitored with liver test.....Why use that for pano   ....its an inflammatory illness of the bone and muscle of a dog growing too fast brought on by inflammation......K=9 aspirin is buffered and dosed for large animals. and it works     my male had to only use it for three days and then i quit giving it to him.....aspirin is an anti=inflammatory agent....with lesser sideeffects and a whole lot cheaper....

Order from Revivalanimal.com or got to petsmart or Petco....

next time i go to petsmart i'll pick some up. one of our vets (its a 2 vet office) seems to prescribe rimadyl for alot of things. the other one doesn't prescribe it so much. i'll question it from now on. thanks.

Vets and Doctors and pharmacutical companies have to stay in business..  if you can find a natural remedy for any treatment of any illness. we would be better off. and a whole lot healthier....its funny to see vets prescribe a medicine, then after six months they are treating the dog for the sideeffects of the drug that was prescribed and before we know it , we are all drug taking dogs and people....its a circle never ending...I try to keep that from happening for minor things that can be safely treated at home if you  know what you are doing....Years of experience teach that...