Ohmy! I just now read about Rocco! I'm so glad he's doing okay.
I do have a dog with hip dysplasia, though it was not from injury. She was born with it. She's a lab, though.
We've had her on Glucosamine for the whole time we've had her... 6 years. Sometimes, if she overdoes hard exercise, like hard running, jumping off something too high, or wrestling vigorously with the 86 lb lab, she will pull it out of joint. My daughter (16 yo) has learned how to massage it back into place, and then Porsha rests for a day or two. Usually, though, we don't have symptoms. The Glucosamine is supposed to be a huge help. It's best to keep them exercising some... to keep the muscle tone. Just walking and stuff. If Rocco likes water, and you have access, I'll be swimming is good too. Of course all of this is for the future, since he just had surgery.
Give him hugs from me!
deb |