Collie_lover Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I have a 5 month old large breed puppy whom i am worried about. I have recently been told that he is "cow hocked" by an onlooker. When i bought him he was definitly NOT cow hocked. When i look at him it does seem his hocks have turned in slightly. My dad has been telling me for a few weeks now that he doesnt walk properly on his hindquarters, i just figured it was cos he is a baby and he is growing and going through "the ugly" stages of growth. I spoke to another person i know regarding this and she told me he looks to be getting "lazy". When she started feeling around abit we could see he was sore in his hindquarters. I am going to take him to see a vet for some x-rays but has anyone ever had this problem in a pup so young? do you think it should be anything to worry about? Will an x-ray be able to tell me anything? Can a pup so young get hip displasia? Both the sire and dam have good hip scores. Any advice would be appriciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 The first thing I'd be doing is getting your vet to have a look. If the vet isn't concerned, the next thing I'd do is finding a decent dog chiropractor and having him done.. makes a big difference to growing pups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collie_lover Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 The first thing I'd be doing is getting your vet to have a look.If the vet isn't concerned, the next thing I'd do is finding a decent dog chiropractor and having him done.. makes a big difference to growing pups. Hi Poodlefan! I am also wanting to take him to a chiropractor but wanted him to see the vet first. Im a little nervy when it comes to people touching my pup when they dont know whats happening underneath. I spoke to one person who said she cant ethically touch him until he has seen a vet . She said she does massage, Homeopathy and austiopathic work. Does anyone know what these actually are? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 The first thing I'd be doing is getting your vet to have a look.If the vet isn't concerned, the next thing I'd do is finding a decent dog chiropractor and having him done.. makes a big difference to growing pups. Hi Poodlefan! I am also wanting to take him to a chiropractor but wanted him to see the vet first. Im a little nervy when it comes to people touching my pup when they dont know whats happening underneath. I spoke to one person who said she cant ethically touch him until he has seen a vet . She said she does massage, Homeopathy and austiopathic work. Does anyone know what these actually are? thanks! Of course you could always take him to see a Veterinary Chiropactor - they are out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavandra Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I have seen this in a young pup before. A Greyhound guy explained that the dog must have jumped/fell off something & landed doing the "splits", the pup had his muscles/ligaments around the hips all wrong due to this happening, and they all needed to be manipulated & put back where they should be. The greyhound bloke said the dog would have been increasingly poor in the back end if left at crucial growth stage, and could have been permanently damaged.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collie_lover Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 I have seen this in a young pup before. A Greyhound guy explained that the dog must have jumped/fell off something & landed doing the "splits", the pup had his muscles/ligaments around the hips all wrong due to this happening, and they all needed to be manipulated & put back where they should be. The greyhound bloke said the dog would have been increasingly poor in the back end if left at crucial growth stage, and could have been permanently damaged.......... well my baby is an idiot when it comes to play....he leaps and bounds and cant keep his feet on the ground, he has probably hurt himself this way, ahh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collie_lover Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 Does anyone know of any Veterinary Chiropactor's in Victoria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Does anyone know of any Veterinary Chiropactor's in Victoria? Here you go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavandra Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Does anyone know of any Veterinary Chiropactor's in Victoria? If it is a problem like I explained (which is sounds liek it is since he plays so rough etc) you will need a muscle guy, I find Greyhound blokes the best .......If you can find someone all the Trainers take their Greys too that is your man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Don't expect an easy diagnosis and patience may be required. I've been there, with results ranging from: problem went away, at 1 year scored 0:1 hips 0:1 elbows . . . to at five and a half months was limping badly and getting worse and my more practical vet could feel calcification of elbow joints and she was having trouble with even short walks. I had her pts in conjunction with a research project that promised to give full radiographic diagnosis. The reading was extreme multi joint OCD. Poor little girl. I hate having to pts, but in this case it was the right thing. I took my old girl to the most recommended local vet chiropracter and got little improvement after four weeks of daily message and three different sets of meds. Took her off all treatments. Six weeks later, she's walking much better. Sometimes you try everything . . . nothing seems to help . . . and either they get better or they don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monah Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I have a 5 month old large breed puppy whom i am worried about. I have recently been told that he is "cow hocked" by an onlooker. When i bought him he was definitly NOT cow hocked. When i look at him it does seem his hocks have turned in slightly. My dad has been telling me for a few weeks now that he doesnt walk properly on his hindquarters, i just figured it was cos he is a baby and he is growing and going through "the ugly" stages of growth. I spoke to another person i know regarding this and she told me he looks to be getting "lazy". When she started feeling around abit we could see he was sore in his hindquarters. I am going to take him to see a vet for some x-rays but has anyone ever had this problem in a pup so young? do you think it should be anything to worry about? Will an x-ray be able to tell me anything? Can a pup so young get hip displasia? Both the sire and dam have good hip scores. Any advice would be appriciated! Hi, yes they can have HD so young and yes xrays will show it and yes even though the parents have ex. hip scores it can creep in from many years ago as it is pro genetic. Hope this isn't what your pup has. Please keep sane until you know what it is, you may be worrying about nothing. Good luck!xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Collie Lover take the puppy to Ray Ferguson at Monash Veterinary Clinic in Clayton. Ray is a vet who specialises in hip dysplasia and also chiropractics. He may be able to give you an opinion just by palpating the dog's hips and will only recommend an x-ray if he feels it is necessary. Ray is a wonderful vet and I highly recommend him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collie_lover Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 Collie Lover take the puppy to Ray Ferguson at Monash Veterinary Clinic in Clayton. Ray is a vet who specialises in hip dysplasia and also chiropractics. He may be able to give you an opinion just by palpating the dog's hips and will only recommend an x-ray if he feels it is necessary. Ray is a wonderful vet and I highly recommend him. I am seeing Mark Foley at Monash tonight! Wish me luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Fingers crossed for good news. Please let us know how you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Collie Lover take the puppy to Ray Ferguson at Monash Veterinary Clinic in Clayton. Ray is a vet who specialises in hip dysplasia and also chiropractics. He may be able to give you an opinion just by palpating the dog's hips and will only recommend an x-ray if he feels it is necessary. Ray is a wonderful vet and I highly recommend him. I am seeing Mark Foley at Monash tonight! Wish me luck! Good luck Collie lover, Mark is also excellent, you couldn't take him anywhere better IMO. Fingers crossed for a happy outcome, please let us know how you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owned by Shelties Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Collie_lover: Any news yet on your puppy? Keeping fingers and toes crossed for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storm Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 My OES when he was a pup was a nut and forever jumping and putting his back or hips out. George out near the airport was wonderful to him and had him back in great shape in no time, that was over 7yrs ago. Its very frustrating when they do silly thing. Hope your boy is OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collie_lover Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 hey guys have taken him to the vet last night were Dr Mark did a physical examination of his hips, he said they feel fine at this stage however when he pressed on his lower back there was alittle discomfort. Dr said he would prefer to wait to do an xray until he is a little older, for now he has been put on Jointguard to see how he goes. Dr also said to try and not let him jump up or put alot of pressure on his rear end. Vet pretty much confirmed what my breeder said that it was most likely just a growing phase he is going through. He does walk very lazy in his back end but he corrects himself at a gait. The news is alot better than what i thought, now i can relax and just see how he goes. Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storm Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 glad to hear all is well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flealea Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Walking funny and some lower back pain can be a pinch in the sciatic nerve, or just in front of the nerve. Our dogs have had this due to playing and rolling about, they put their backs out. Our chiropracter in Sydney fixed it for us. Be wary of polished floors or tiles in the house of a growing new pup, slippery and smooth floors can cause problems as the puppy over compensates in order to feel steady on a slippery floor, this can cause cow hocks. I had a puppy go into quarantine with straight hock and them come out 4 weeks later with cow hocks due to the slippery concrete. They can be fixed and improved upon with strengthening exercises. Cheers Leanne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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