Hi Carol,
He's 8 mos old and 54 lbs. I'll try the ester C also. The vet
said there was a lot of movement back there, but he didn't give me a
grade. I know his mom is a 1st gen doodle and his dad is a standard
poodle but that's all I know. His mom was less than 2 years old when
she had him so I don't think she could technically be hip certified,
could she? We didn't get him directly from the breeder, we bought
him from a family when he was 6mos old.
Heather
--- In [email protected], 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
>
>
>
>
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