GeordieSteve Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 My little lad (5 month old Rotty) is having problems A couple of days ago we got up to find him limping about with a sore front leg. We tested his paw and leg and it didn't seem to bother him. We gave it a couple of days but it got no better so we've taken him to the vet. He now needs to go for xrays and it looks like it could be something like OCD (he doesn't continuously wash his hands so I don't know what OCD is???) or hip dysplasia (). I'm just hoping against hope it's not something worse :( Does anyone on here know anything about these conditions (I know we have our resident Dr Doolittle on here) Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Hope it's nothing too serious bud, would something like that come on so sudden, has he not just pulled something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 We're really hoping so. The vet pushed his leg up into his socket and he yelped so that's where the problem is. He's on tablets now in case it's just inflamed (same as his eyes for some reason) but she doesn't think it's that. He's also not eating as much due to him teething and has just spewed in his basket... what a bloody nightmare they are eh mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Aye they are that mate, keep us posted bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromy Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Hip dysplasia is basically joint arthiritis and is hereditary, quite common in large breed dogs. I would not buy a dog unless both the parents had been hip scored to determine the chances of the puppy developing problems. Hope the little fella is ok:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 Yeah sadly we know that now. The breeders let us have him at 6 weeks (too young) and weren't hip scored. If it turns out to be that I'll be paying a visit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradoopa Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Just had our rotty put down but that was to do with cancer starting to appear on the hip joint, not nice at the time. I'm sure your Rotty will be ok, good luck mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 Sorry to hear that bud Was he/she old? Got my fingers crossed for Samson, he's obviously not in that much pain, he's playing with a plastic bottle like a nutcase at the minute lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradoopa Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Yeah she was 12 and a bit, she wouldn't come out of her cage, not even to go outside, so we thought it was the best to let her go rather than keep her in pain. Same thing happened to our last one Dagma aswell. I'm sure if he's playing around like that, thumbs up mate he'll be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 12 is a good age for a rotty bud. Sadly they do suffer with cancer quite bad Shame they get such a bad name isn't it? Can't understand it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I use to have a black lab who was diagnosed with hip dysplasia at a young age. He was around the same age and started limping, the vet even talked about having him put down, as both his hip joints were bad. His muscles in his legs developed though over the months to compensate for the condition and he lived a very active life until the age of 14. He use to run miles with me mountain biking and loved swimming, in his later years he got a bit stiff after a run out, but was never in pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 Really glad to hear that Nic. From what I'm reading hip dysplasia seems to be the end of the world for dogs. Cheers for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradoopa Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Yeah good age for a maniac of a dog that never wanted to stop running around lol. Our Sasha used to do the milk bottle chasing aswell usually ending up head first into the cupboards Yeah I know what you mean, it's just the way you train them. You see loads of yobs with them, just letting them do what they want with no control over them. That's when the problems arise, but it's silly saying to ban them. In my opinion i'd have a rotty over any breed of dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 Yeah we've even talked about having another rotty when he gets big enough to show his authority. He's the softest dog I've ever owned, loves playing with kids and just wants to meet everyone who passes. Can't say the same about many small dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradoopa Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Yeah we've even talked about having another rotty when he gets big enough to show his authority. He's the softest dog I've ever owned, loves playing with kids and just wants to meet everyone who passes. Can't say the same about many small dogs showing his authority I know exactly what you mean, well I hope Samson's going to be ok mate, as Nic said might be waiting for muscle growth to spurt out a bit, he is only young Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Really glad to hear that Nic. From what I'm reading hip dysplasia seems to be the end of the world for dogs. Cheers for that I had Boss (name of my lab) since he was about the size of a bag of sugar in my hand. He was a few months old when he was diagnosed . The vet was very negative about the condition, I saw xrays of his hips and the joints were completely dislocated, because they were malformed. He went through a stage where he was limping, but he compensated for it and developed muscle to the point where you would never know there was anything wrong, he could jump, run, swim etc. He use to run with me for up to 15 miles at a time when I was mountain biking and loved it. He was my best mate, we had lots of very happy years together, here's pic of him http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9264/p6110420uu8.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 He's lost a bit size with him teething but he's still 28kg so not too big or small Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 Nic! Stop posting picture's... the misses is gooey eye'd enough over bloody dogs lol Looks a lovely healthy dog bud, great to hear he done so well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 It could well be be somthing with his hips but also may not. If it is just think how to make easy for him. But dont worry yourself too much at the moment as he is young and like nics dogs could quite easily overcome it. Our boy used to have a few days to a week or so limping etc but turned out he just knocked or hurt himself just being young and mad. Also i take the advise vets give as advise and possibilties only as so many get it wrong. And mine love bottles too, espescialy when you are watching tv or on the phone and need it to be quiet they up the noise, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 lol we can smile about it now, at first we were so worried. If anyone buys a puppy PLEASE pay the extra and buy one that's had all the checks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Hopefully it will only be something minor (but it's not a good sign that you got him too early and both parents not known to have good hip scores), but it's not the end of the world if it is dysplasia. Have a read through http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_dysplasia Glucosamine is thought to help build joint tissue or something, and it's important to still keep exercising them to try and build up muscle around the joint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 I had a Boxer that went the same way, As others have said he soon grew muscle to help him out, as he got older he had to have painkillers and we had to make sure he didnt run around to much. Alas it was his hips that forced us to have him put down in the end. I think he made 12? too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviekid Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Unless your dog has it's legs the wrong way round, hip dysplasia does not cause a front limb lameness! Unless incredibly severe it is a problem usually suffered by older dogs. Even it it is a problem with your dog (which I very much doubt) you will have no comeback on the breeders, even if the parents were hip scored. OCD stands for osteochondrosis dissecans which is where part of the cartilage layer on the surface of a joint detaches from the bone, and is a far more likely the cause of the problem. The shoulder joint is one of the most common joints affected. Treatment for this condition is ideally removal of this cartilage (know as "joint mice"). This does unfortunaltely predispose the dog to arthritis in later life. To look on the bright side, most lamenesses are simply caused by pulled muscles/ligaments etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Unless incredibly severe it is a problem usually suffered by older dogs. Not entirely correct, it's usually first detected in dogs before they are 18 months of age! But unless it's severe it's not likely to cause them major discomfort at a young age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviekid Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 But unless it's severe it's not likely to cause them major discomfort at a young age. Is that not what I just said?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now