How long for Pano... - Page 1

Hello, I have two questions with different subjects so that is why there are two posts. I have looked up all the information on Pano on the messageboard but still have not read an answer to my dilema.

I have a 10 month old female that is not heavy boned and not a large female pup. I would say she is medium range and she started her limping around 6 months of age. Her brother also started  limping one day after her (but had he had a huge growth spurt and recoverd after about a month or so), she on the other had continues to limp. The front legs have alternated several times and in the beginning I put her on Ascriptin and it seemed to work so I discontinued it and she went off for some training. Well she started up again at the trainers and she felt there was more to it and it was not pano and instead an injury or something much more serious) and insisted she go to the vet. After my approval, she was taken to her vet (whom has a specialty in orthopedics) and after check up and xray;s was told she had a severe case of Pano, put her on Deramaxx and lots of rest. She is home and after 2 wks of Deramaxx and rest, still continues to limp and my question is to those that have dealt with severe cases of Pano, what is the longest it can last. I am being told that it can stay sometimes up to 18 months. I really hate to have her on meds this whole time, but she can't just lay there and have no exercise or interaction with the other dogs . When in the rooms with us she is fine and just lays down and in the crate the same. She will walk on the leg but limps, so I try limit her activity to almost nothing. What did you do in your severe cases or did you find out there was more to it than Pano. I am concerned that this may turn into more with it lasting so long but have been reassured it is pano and will go away.

Anybody have any thoughts, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you in advance,
Debbie

What diet are you feeding?  My GSD had 3 bouts from her 6th month til 11 months, coming and going different legs-but the front legs were hit 2x's.  I fed Nutro Natural Choice lg breed puppy(before they changed it)per the breeder
recommendation:(  and switched her to a RAW diet at 6 months when she had her first bout.  I think diet and genetics(body structure) play a part in Pano.  Onyx is long legged, now at 2.5 yrs is 27" and 95#.  She isn't a large boned dog, but tall.
At least one littermate had it also.  I managed it with Ascriptin as well.  That way she self limited her exercise(working lines are hard to keep down!)
If you sent your pup away for training, I would be concerned about an injury or who knows what could have happened.  I could never send a pup out for someone else to train, JMO

I have seen it last 2 weeks but most often the NSAIDS will give some relief and the limping goes away.....I'm a little concerned and might consider haveing her rechecked....

And yes, it can reoccur until dogs are 18-24 months and in some cases even older.. but it should never last that long

Sorry .. wish i could be more helpful

Denise

Oh sorry I forgot to put that info. She has been on raw since she started eating solid foods (although I did add puppy food mixed with ground turkey on occassion) then raw chicken necks. She does get an occassional dog food but's it is adult food.  Her limping has only been on the front legs alternating from left to right then back to left.  Evi is not tall and lanky, she is evenly porpotioned all the way around (that's why I like feeding raw, all my pups or dogs have grown evenly).  I have never had a pup with pano and only one dog with pano at 14 months and he was very large and heavy boned, but then he ended up having severe HD and DJD a few months later on the xrays.

Thanks
Debbie

I have a litter sister to Hellsbeast dog.  never had any problems with pano.  She's a lanky, skinny girl at the moment cause all she does is run,  but never limped a day in her life. hellsbeast has just about tried everything for her dog.