Panosteitis??? (puppy limp)
I took her in and the vet took exrays --her hock and knee on the right hind leg were a little swollen and it was painful to put weight on it, so he gave her Duremax for 1 week and told me to keep her down for a couple days (which I tried my best to do). She stopped the limping after about a week --- Last night I took her back for her final series of puppy shots and he "manipulated" both hind legs. She cried at certain times which, of course, concerned me very much. The vet thinks she had Panosteitis..He said there is nothing that can be done and usually a puppy grows out of it.....I looked it up and it's common name is "puppy limp"--------------------- Has anyone had any experiences, advice, comforting words~~~ about this condition???? Thanks in advance for any info..................................... |
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| My Max had this right after I got him. He got it in 3 different legs. It usually starts in a rear leg, then moves to the opposite front leg, then back to the other rear leg. Basically his bones are growing tooo quickly. My Vet recommended to stop feeding him puppy food, which I did. Max's was very painful for him. I took him to the emergency vet one night for narcotics, it was that bad.
I'm glad to hear your pup has not had it too bad. But from my understanding there are no long term affects. Max isn't as social as I would like, but I think thats because he was laid up for almost three months with this when he was about 3-4 months old. |
| This looks to be a good article on it... I'm sorry I can't share any
first hand experience. http://lowchensaustralia.com/health/pano.htm I hope Heart will soon be feeling better. |
| Jaci---------------------THANK YOU so much for the link to the article on "puppy limp"----
I feel so much better knowing that whatever this is and however it effects Heart, she will be ok in the end. Hopefully, she has a slight case of this and will not hurt her too much nor will it effect her temprement and happy disposition. Shelly--Thanks for sharing your personal experience with this disease---- I am going to contact my vet to see if maybe we should switch her to adult food in the hope of lessening the symptoms. |
Poor little Heart.  Hope she's feeling better soon.  |
Quote: My Vet recommended to stop feeding him puppy food, which I did. I came across this too which seems to support what Shelly has shared... Quote: Feeding a moderate (protein/fat/calorie), meat based, high quality diet in moderate amounts to keep growth slow and even. Excessive feeding can actually alter the length of bone and shape of muscle making an animal unsound in their development.
I also read another opinion that if you keep her on a puppy food, you need to keep her lean so this too will slow the growth rate. This way the pup still gets the nutrients he/she might need but not so much that the growth is too rapid. I think the goal is for a trim, healthy pup instead of a chunky one. But I'm not a vet... just "stuff" I read. Your vet will be able to guide you. If she's in pain, the vet may be able to prescribe something to help her cope... it might help to protect her temperament too. And if you're concerned about socialization, if she doesn't feel like going out, maybe others can come in. You might try different things when she's hurting to see if something will sooth her. Like one of those things you warm in a microwave that forms to the area it's placed. We had one that reminded me of a bean bag but don't leave her unattended with it. Maybe something like that would ease the ache. Best wishes to you and Heart~ |
| thanks for all the great advice.....I am going to switch her to adult food and watch her....It is very difficult to "keep her down" and "calm"...she is 16 weeks old and full of energy.
She has not self-limited herself she just starts limping real bad and by then its time for bed. She recoups during the night and then........she's a PUPPY.... 
This too shall pass..... |
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