patriotgal
Veteran Member
Praying
Update- X-rays indicate HOD (hypertrophic osteo dystrophy), radiologist will confirm tomorrow. He will be on antibiotics, anti inflammatory and pain meds to try and support him thru it. Hoping he will make it thru okay and it won’t affect him down the road. Going to be an expensive day.. poor guy. Continued prayers would be greatly appreciated.
She did not. But we feed an adult food-Inukshuk Marine 16(26% protein). I’m going to ask her to. Had thought of that. What we get him was recommended and fed by another shepherd breeder.Question... did the Vet suggest lowering the daily protein level intake to that of an Adult dog rather than puppy level protein. Had a Vet years ago draw conclusions about big fast growing dogs having bone/joint issues. Suggested no "puppy chow" after 6 months of age.
You got it!Update- X-rays indicate HOD (hypertrophic osteo dystrophy), radiologist will confirm tomorrow. He will be on antibiotics, anti inflammatory and pain meds to try and support him thru it. Hoping he will make it thru okay and it won’t affect him down the road. Going to be an expensive day.. poor guy. Continued prayers would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
I’ve been pretty careful. Walking, no jumping. I relented and started playing fetch in the yard. Really hoping that didn’t cause the issue. The radiologist confirmed diagnosis. Switched from meloxicam to prednisone. Another doctor she consulted with said this should do better with the inflammation. So prednisone, gabapentin for pain, famotidine to protect his stomach and doxycycline because of the high white blood cell count. I will be sleeping on my couch downstairs until I feel like he can safely go up and down our stairs. Really hoping that the fever will break very soon. I think that is making him feel pretty crappy. 104.5 is pretty darn high.One must be very careful to not over-exercise the big puppies during their adolescence. I’ve had multiple vets tell me that. Since I love big dogs, I’ve always followed that sage advice.