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by cphudson on 15 March 2012 - 13:03
Scary if this is true. I own a grand daughter of Nick, who's sire is line bred off of Nick. She is very nice in temperament & drive. She is very forceful in protection / obedience. She was worked very hard in her former owners home.
Now at 6 years old she has back issues. She has a slip / bulged disk + arthritis in her lower back & now in her neck too. Vet's do not see anything that is genetic, but her body has suffered from her early over training in protection.
I don't believe it's genetic. She just uses her body like it's a bull dozer & does everything full force even protection / fetching ball / jumping hurdles, etc. Nothing slows her down.
Now at 6 years old she has back issues. She has a slip / bulged disk + arthritis in her lower back & now in her neck too. Vet's do not see anything that is genetic, but her body has suffered from her early over training in protection.
I don't believe it's genetic. She just uses her body like it's a bull dozer & does everything full force even protection / fetching ball / jumping hurdles, etc. Nothing slows her down.
by judron55 on 15 March 2012 - 15:03
Vet's do not see anything that is genetic, but her body has suffered from her early over training in protection.
what did the vets see? what test where done to see if it was genetic? Not saying they or you are wrong...just wondering what test they do? I worked a male that developed back problems...eventually was on wheels until death...I have never experienced a dog with back problems....hope I never do.
Gustav...correct about the genetics...:-)
what did the vets see? what test where done to see if it was genetic? Not saying they or you are wrong...just wondering what test they do? I worked a male that developed back problems...eventually was on wheels until death...I have never experienced a dog with back problems....hope I never do.
Gustav...correct about the genetics...:-)
by BlackthornGSD on 15 March 2012 - 15:03
Koos told me pretty much the same thing that QMan reported, when Koos was in NJ with Nick some years ago (1999/2000?)--Nick was about 6 at that time and had a noticeably "dead" tail and we were told it was an injury.
Some conditions that might contribute to back injuries that we might be wary of are transitional vertabrae as well as cauda equina--either of these might make an injury more of a problem than it might be otherwise.
All GSDs, the Va Tech vet school spine surgeon told me years ago, have spinal canals that narrow more than in other breeds. Sometimes this is bad enough to cause problems in and of itself. But even if it doesn't cause problems, a small injury that might not cause issues in another breed can cause a problem great enough to require surgery in a GSD (there's less room for "error" in the spinal canal).
Christine
Some conditions that might contribute to back injuries that we might be wary of are transitional vertabrae as well as cauda equina--either of these might make an injury more of a problem than it might be otherwise.
All GSDs, the Va Tech vet school spine surgeon told me years ago, have spinal canals that narrow more than in other breeds. Sometimes this is bad enough to cause problems in and of itself. But even if it doesn't cause problems, a small injury that might not cause issues in another breed can cause a problem great enough to require surgery in a GSD (there's less room for "error" in the spinal canal).
Christine
by cphudson on 16 March 2012 - 12:03
The vets did xray's, MRI's, blood work, & DNA test for DM. She does not show degeneration of the spine, but does have slip disc. Arthritis has started in one location.
I'm being referred out to a specialist soon. Right not she is functioning with a few limitations & pain management. I'm sure surgery will be in the near future.
Christine, my vet's told me the samething about this case.
I'm being referred out to a specialist soon. Right not she is functioning with a few limitations & pain management. I'm sure surgery will be in the near future.
Christine, my vet's told me the samething about this case.
by Jeff Oehlsen on 16 March 2012 - 16:03
Where was the injury at in the spine ?
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