The vet did say that his weight is good and he's light boned which might help. He said it would be worse if he were a rotweiler or similar stocky breed. Heather
--- In [email protected], christine garbe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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/
