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01-10-2015, 10:11 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Canada
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| back legs - hip issues When we first got our yorkie at 6 wks old, when he ran, he ran like a rabbit in the sense that his back legs and behind would sort of bounce up and down like a rabbit. At the time we thought nothing of it; thought it was cute actually. A few years ago, the vet. told us that there was an issue with his back legs (likely born that way) and that he may eventually require surgery as he may become paralyzed. Again at the time, thought nothing of it as he was running, walking, jumping etc. with no issues. The last few mths however, our Peanut is now going to be 6 next mth., occasionally we've noticed that he is not able to get up on his back legs sometimes only one leg, the other one is like paralyzed but it lasts for maybe 15 minutes then he's ok. I just wondered if anyone has ever given glucosamine or something of that sort to Yorkies; wondered if perhaps there is some kind of natural remedy I can give him to help his hips and postpone the surgery. Thanks, Gisele |
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01-11-2015, 08:21 AM | #2 |
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| Hi Gisele. Peanut's problem needs to be diagnosed specifically to determine the proper course of treatment. He is probably in pain rather than suffering temporary paralysis. An orthopedic specialist would be best. X-rays will be needed to determine if it is hips. Yorkies are known for a congenital disease called Leggs Perthes: Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease in Dogs | petMD Surgery is the only option if it is Leggs Perthes. The sooner the better.
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01-12-2015, 10:44 AM | #3 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | I don;t know if you have been with that vet over the lifetime of your dog, but you have a dog that has evidenced abnormal gait from his puppyhood It could be a number of things - but you need an orthopaedic consult to determine just what is going on. There are a number of natural remedies that can be adjunctive and beneficial when combined with Western Medicine, but you really need a diagnosis first.
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01-12-2015, 12:38 PM | #4 |
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| I totally agree that you pup should be diagnosed before you do anything else. Pain meds will only band aid the problem and not fix it. Besides you don't want your baby to be on pain meds the rest of it's life. My pup starting showing signs of Perths disease at the age of 8-9 months and at 11 months had surgery on her left hip. Not saying that your pup has the same disease but you will never know unless you have it checked out. A simple x-ray by your vet will tell what you need to know and then a proper decision can be made after that. Here I can have my dogs x-rayed for about $180.00 through my reg. vet. A small price to pay for diagnosis. Surgery on the other hand can get expensive but again for your pups sake (if you have to go there) worth every penny to get you pup out of pain. Your pup is 6 now and something has been going on for a long time. Dogs are good at hiding pain so I would get serious about doing something and not letting this go on any longer. Well wishes to you and your pup. Keep us posted!
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01-13-2015, 09:44 PM | #5 |
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| Our Maggie will be 5 in April. She has always run that way, like a rabbit exactly. She is perfectly fine as far as we know. She runs like the wind and tumbles and spins to quickly change direction when she is playing. She outruns her boyfriend. I have tried to watch big dogs run, and when they get going I think they run that way too. My vet has never said anything and she goes yearly. She goes this week or next, so I will ask. Sometimes I am afraid to ask...when you think everything is fine it stinks to have it crash down around you. Here is a video of her chasing a bird. I think you can see her back legs running like a bunny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq_nUJIdiCs |
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