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Canine Hip Dysplasia

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Our male German Shepherd (pic below) is starting to display signs of arthritis and/or hip dysplasia. He is almost staggering at times (his hind legs) and has been favoring his left rear leg.

He's 10-1/2 years old and is right on in the weight department (just under 100 lbs).

I am going to have him looked at this Friday, but am also considering buying some of this and this and start feeding it to both of our dogs with their meals.

Anyone have any advice to defer / delay the inevitable?
 
Sorry to hear that but it is a fairly common problem. Our male boxer was battling it on one hip towards his end as well. From my understanding, it is typically a genetic issue that cannot be fully warded off by any means although feeding foods with ingredients specific to joint health can help if used from an early age.

Good luck and I hope things go well for him.
 
That sucks. :( I use to work at an orthopedic vet in San Diego CA and I've seen my fair share and taken care of of dysplasia dogs post-surgery. They have hip (& knee) replacement surgeries for dogs. It's not cheap though and looked to be a very painful recovery for the dogs. :hide

Anyway, don't scare yourself too much until you get your vet's diagnoses. If he has dysplasia, and depending on the degree of severity, will determine what course to take next.
 
Sorry to hear the news about Staark, he looks like a happy dog in that pic!
 
What is Staark doing with one of Cmayna's balls? I thought Barb had possession of them...
 
Sorry to hear this, it is pretty commom in Boxers and shepherds, (probably most large breeds) I tried some stuff the vet had years ago for our first boxer that developed this---not much change. I imagine there is some better stuff out there now. Have you seen the wheeled cart that is for advanced stages, most of the weight is shifted to the wheels on the back--kind of looks like a horse racing cart. Good luck.
 
Beautiful dog. I'm sorry to hear that. I hope whatever it turns out to be will be a treatable condition. I have two german shepherds and they are absolutely members of the family.
 
We had a gigantic white shepherd a few years back. He had it pretty bad. Ibuprofen helped with the pain.

Our new one is a year and 5 days old and seems ok so far.
 
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