we try to keep our labradoodle with HD at a low weight. That is why is 45 pounds. The vet says this is a good weight for him. His half sister is 65 pounds.
--- Carol Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How old and how big is he, how large are his > parents? How sever is the dysplasia there are > different grades. > > Start him on some ester C as well. I have my dogs > on it espeically the rapidly growing and developing > ones, they are in the 60 lb range and I give them > 1000mg and my other dogs 500mgs. Minimise stares > and jumping regular exercise is good......... > > Carol/scl > > Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > Oliver got neutered yesterday and we found out he > has hip > displaysia. Both hips and there's lots of movement. > We're going to > start him on a Glucosamine/Condroitin/MSM supplement > and see how it > goes. Luckily I take the supplement anyway so he can > just share > mine. ;o) Does anyone have any other suggestions? We > didn't get him > directly from the breeder so there's nothing to do > there (I wouldn't > send him back anyway), but I'm going to call them > today and let them > know just for their records. Who knows, maybe his > hips will tighten > over time. > > Meanwhile, he is a wrecking ball on legs with that > cone. Holy cow! > We didn't get much sleep last night. He sleeps in > our room and he > kept pacing. It would kit the bed, then scrape along > the wall, hit > the bed again then hit the door.....OMG. I finally > had to put him in > the living room and block the stairs so he stayed > there. Poor guy. > We could still hear him banging into things down > there but it was a > lot more tolerable. I think he's having a hard time > getting > comfortable. > > Are there any alternatives to the cone? Can't I just > wrap him up > with a bandage? Will he tear that off? I might just > try it while I > can watch him. > > And the funniest part is that he just has no clue. > He'll ram me with > the cone and then just look up wagging his tail like > "Hi! Can I help > with anything?". He's so sweet. > > Heather > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/labradoodles/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/labradoodles/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
