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Originally Posted by AllDogBoots  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  |
Glad to hear no seizures!
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Originally Posted by AllDogBoots I'm fine. Max seems to be walking a bit better this morning, but as soon as he picks up a little speed, his gait is very off. The only time he picked up speed was this morning after pottying outside and running to me because he was proud. He's sitting in an ex-pen screaming his head off while Cooper is circling it teasing him with toys. They usually go to sleep around 9:30 and sleep for a few hours. It's a full time job keeping them occupied.
The vet called on Sunday to check in on him. She said when she hit his sore spots, it was pretty bad. She said his back right leg was almost like a wooden leg  She said I MUST keep him confined better. He's got so much energy he's now running the circumference of his expen (which is fairly small). Last night I had to sit in it with him to get him to hush. |
Confining pups and keeping them relaxed is a tough job. Poor Maxster. I pray that whatever is causing his limp goes away soon so that he can run to his heart's content.