Ok just got back from the vet, it's grade 2, however she said it's smooth feeling which means as it moves it wont hurt the bone. She said so long as it stays smooth it wont bother him. She said we could do xrays to fully diagnose the grade, etc, but she said by feel she can tell if it's bothering him, and we don't see any lameness or pain while she's touching it. It just got discovered by fluke during an exam for allergies.
So I called the breeder, we had a chat, I know she gets a bit defensive with all his issues, but we're friends so I just let her say what she had to say.
The vet is recommending that we do 2 sessions with one of the techs there that specializes in massage and physio type things. She's going to evaluate his muscle structure and show me exercises I can do to strengthen his muscles to help prevent any problems. She's also going to teach me a lot about his gait, so that I can understand exactly when something is wrong.
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