Sube Ru's mom
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Well my fears have come true, Subi has Hip Displaysia.
This poor dog has had a rough life as it is and now she has Hip Displaysia, she is only 10 months and 37 pounds.
Anyways i am taking her to a few vets to get some opinions on the best scenerio for her. My regular vet suggested for her to be on medication for the rest of her life, he felt that because she was so small that she would have a pretty normal life on the medication without going through surgery. So for the next 2 weeks Subi will be on Rimadyl and also Cocendin (sp). After 2 weeks I will take Subi back to the vet and see if we can take her off the Rimadyl but she will stay on the cocendin for another 3-4 months, if she does seems to be okay (no limping or favoring her left leg) after the 3-4 month period then we will continue on the cocedin for the rest of her life. He feels that we might be able to skip the surgery as long as she doesnt run and jump and gets daily walks 20 minutes and some swimming and we put her on Adult Dog Food because she is SOOO little.
However- Subi willl be limited at the dog park on what she can do- no running or jumping on other dogs or letting dogs jump on her :(
I am going to talk with 2 other vets- one my rescue recommend and another that i think specializes in Hip Displaysia to find out what they feel is the best option.
Unfortunantly there is a little bit of arthritis so TPO is out of the question for Subi, the only other option is total hip replacement.
Which is more expensive.
Just some of the symptoms Subi had:
Used to jump off the deck- 3 steps - no longer does that
Used to run like a chicken with her head cut off outside- stopped doing that also
When she laid down she would limp when she got up for like a minute
2 weeks later she would hold her leg for a little while and would favor the leg
if Bailey steps on her wrong she will yelp or snap at Bailey- not like her.
She had problems jumping on the bed at night
If your boxer shows any signs i would get them in as soon as possible, the sooner they catch the problem the easier it is too fix.
Unfortunantly I didnt take Subi in immediately, I waited because I thought maybe Bailey hit her wrong and she had a little injury, within that few week period, and taking her to the dog park and letting her run, Arthritis set in- not a lot but enough to make the less costly operation not an option.
Sorry so long
This poor dog has had a rough life as it is and now she has Hip Displaysia, she is only 10 months and 37 pounds.
Anyways i am taking her to a few vets to get some opinions on the best scenerio for her. My regular vet suggested for her to be on medication for the rest of her life, he felt that because she was so small that she would have a pretty normal life on the medication without going through surgery. So for the next 2 weeks Subi will be on Rimadyl and also Cocendin (sp). After 2 weeks I will take Subi back to the vet and see if we can take her off the Rimadyl but she will stay on the cocendin for another 3-4 months, if she does seems to be okay (no limping or favoring her left leg) after the 3-4 month period then we will continue on the cocedin for the rest of her life. He feels that we might be able to skip the surgery as long as she doesnt run and jump and gets daily walks 20 minutes and some swimming and we put her on Adult Dog Food because she is SOOO little.
However- Subi willl be limited at the dog park on what she can do- no running or jumping on other dogs or letting dogs jump on her :(
I am going to talk with 2 other vets- one my rescue recommend and another that i think specializes in Hip Displaysia to find out what they feel is the best option.
Unfortunantly there is a little bit of arthritis so TPO is out of the question for Subi, the only other option is total hip replacement.
Which is more expensive.
Just some of the symptoms Subi had:
Used to jump off the deck- 3 steps - no longer does that
Used to run like a chicken with her head cut off outside- stopped doing that also
When she laid down she would limp when she got up for like a minute
2 weeks later she would hold her leg for a little while and would favor the leg
if Bailey steps on her wrong she will yelp or snap at Bailey- not like her.
She had problems jumping on the bed at night
If your boxer shows any signs i would get them in as soon as possible, the sooner they catch the problem the easier it is too fix.
Unfortunantly I didnt take Subi in immediately, I waited because I thought maybe Bailey hit her wrong and she had a little injury, within that few week period, and taking her to the dog park and letting her run, Arthritis set in- not a lot but enough to make the less costly operation not an option.
Sorry so long
