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Originally Posted by keokis mom  So happy it was good news- was waiting to hear- he's just a baby  Maybe he is having growing pains because he's getting big so fast??? It's possible I'm sure- Just a guess |
My vet says that growing pains (panosteitis) is much more common in large breed dogs and if the bones are squeezed the dog should react. Max doesn't seem to have a bone issue. It also switches leg lameness.
I discussed growing pains, puppy arthritis, hip displaysia, legg perthes, lyme disease - you name it.
Still nothing abnormal on the xrays. He and Cooper play hard. I've never had 2 dogs before and didn't realize I had to monitor much more closely. I think of Max as a big dog because he's almost 8 pounds, even though he's a puppy. I don't see him as fragile, but have definitely learned my lesson.
I hope this is the last scare. Max, for a 17 week old puppy has had more tests than I could want to imagine.
On another positive note: no seizures since his new dose of phenobarbital