Limp on front leg - Page 3

Happyday,
just to point this out again, what I wrote was NOT ment to be offensive - sometimes my english is not as good as I wish it to be.
Glad to hear that you did indeed had your dog x-rayed, and were able to make decisions on an educated basis. All this was for me not in your post, that's why I was asking.
Paul asked our opinion on what may be the cause of his problem and what we think about it - pano or worse ED could be the cause - pointed out quite right, only proof you will get is when you x-ray. 
Maybe I am not very good at reading posts, the way I read your post, was, I think its pano, give him this medication and he will be fine. Again, I apologize if you found my post to be too agressive.
It happens all too often that owners think their pup has pano, and then they are terribly surprised when they x-ray their animal. This is the situation I refered to as being a hurtful awakening.
So long
Ulli

Shepherdpal, raw meat averages about 17% protein, not 100% protein like it sounds. That's why feeding raw is a great alternative to the higher protein commercial foods especially if your dog has Pano. Also, you would be feeding bone in a raw diet, so you'd be providing calcium. You know, Pano is just kind of a fact of life in the oversized dogs, and it kind of moves randomly from one leg to another, and seems to cause so much pain...but as far as I know, it ALWAYS goes away. It's just a by-product of the dog growing too fast. So if you slow down the growth, you slow down the pano pain. Raw fed dogs grow much more slowly and for a longer period than kibble fed dogs. My females still grow taller until like 18 months of age because the raw keeps it slowed down. Who knows if there's any scientific validity to this, but it's my experience.

"... sometimes my english is not as good as I wish it to be."

Es geht doch!

So lala ! Schönen Abend noch !
Ulli

Du auch (aber hier ist es noch mittag).

Check with your breeder, some lines are more prevalent than others.  I have bigger GSD as well and always warn my puppy buyers that they may see their puppies limp, ESPECIALLY the males as they can shoot up fast.  Try to keep them on the lean side and don't panic, it will sometimes rotate around legs IF it's pano, but keep an eye in case it's something else.

There have been loads of threads on Pano on this forum and most of the advice and comments above are valid.

I would be careful if your vet prescribes Rimadyl though. It has had a pretty bad press of late and a lot of vets just dish it out as some kind of all round panacea. Metacam is better and does the same if not better job.

My friends pup had Rimadyl and had a rough time on it, weight loss,intestinal bleeding. He Googled it ( as did I ) and neither of liked what we read.

My own pup suffered with Pano for nearly 18 mths.......and as Gennie says, it can move from limb to limb. It's distressing but WILL get better. Don't worry too much.

Treid the finger press on the leg and he gave no repsonse. Talked to the vet and she gave me some tips on checking his elbow and shoulder and got no response. Took him for a walk and let him do whatever he wanted and the limp came back after chasing the other dog. He's going in on Monday for X Rays to see if we can figure it out. Vet mentioned the possibility of cartilage "flap" that she said is common. It's weird though, other than the limp he doesnt seem to care about it at all. Doesnt give second thought about doing anything and he's acting completely normal. Either way, hopefully we get some answers on Monday.