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I'm so sorry for this happening to you many ...

2010-08-05T13:47:37.109-04:00

I'm so sorry for this happening to you

many years ago (in the mid 90's) we had a hald golden half rottie who was diagnosed with severe HD at about 8 months of age. Surgery wasn't possible for recent university grads nor did our vets push it. We kept dear Laurice fit, and lean and didn't allow her to be excessively crazy adn she thrived .. we didn't even need pain meds generally
She died due to cancer at the age of 11 ..
Laurice was very happy to do do therapy visits and humane education - and very good at both

so there is hope she can have a full productive life

oh my goodness! That is such terrible news :( Don...

2010-08-02T18:54:17.865-04:00

oh my goodness! That is such terrible news :(

Don't forget, we've moved to http://dogisgodinreverse.com

Mom's been travelling so much, she missed this...

2010-08-02T02:02:50.133-04:00

Mom's been travelling so much, she missed this! We will send hugs your way. Remember her youth will help her out - she will be okay because she has you to take care of her. That is one of the best benefits to being a well loved dog!

Sam

We totally feel your pain! We had a similar exper...

2010-08-01T01:59:41.800-04:00

We totally feel your pain! We had a similar experience with our girl, Jill. We noticed she was having problems when she was just a year old. We thought she'd played too hard, etc. Just before she turned 2 we found out she had full blown hip dysplasia. We tried pain control, etc., but opted for surgery. Being that she was so young, we couldn't see keeping her on medication for the rest of her life. She had a total hip replacement when she was 2 years and one month old. She just turned 5 this past Dec., and she's never been better. We have the good fortune of having a pool in our backyard, so she had (and continues to have) lots of swim time which does great for her.

I wish you the best of luck, and please feel free to email me if you have questions. I know surgery might be a tough option, but it was the best one for us, and although it was very expensive ($6,000) it was worth every penny to see her be able to run, swim, jump, play and even surf pain free.

Warmest wishes,
Sue & the gang

I am a friend of Khyra and I wanted to tell you I ...

2010-08-01T01:37:49.273-04:00

I am a friend of Khyra and I wanted to tell you I am sorry that you got this devistating news.
I see lots of helpful suggestions from all these wonderful peoples.
All I can do is tell you ,that I will send puppy prayers and expect a miracle, cause they do happen
love
tweedles

Hi there, we just came from Samantha's blog an...

2010-07-31T20:33:15.980-04:00

Hi there, we just came from Samantha's blog and wanted to paw a hi and send our pawsitive and healing vibes and wishes for Maggie.

Cheers,
Maxx

We were sorry to hear about Maggie. We are sending...

2010-07-31T08:40:21.129-04:00

We were sorry to hear about Maggie. We are sending lots of healing vibes to her.

So sorry to hear about Maggie. We will be praying ...

2010-07-30T17:21:07.744-04:00

So sorry to hear about Maggie. We will be praying and sending healing vibes your way.

Best wishes,
Thor and family

Oh nos! Duncan has arthritis and here's what h...

2010-07-30T15:28:13.527-04:00

Oh nos! Duncan has arthritis and here's what he gets:

Dasiquin
HA supplement
Vitamin E/Fish oil
2,000 mg Ester C

We get the Dasiquin from allivet.com, it's the cheapest price and they deliver in like 2 days, basic shipping.

The Ester C makes a HUGE difference, but start off slow, about 500mg for a week, then 1,000, another week etc. Since starting Ester C, Dunc doesn't have to have his warm laser therapy anymore.

Giant kisses to you and your pawrents! It's upsetting, but can be overcome!

Hi! Khyra sent us over. We don't have any ad...

2010-07-30T14:26:56.601-04:00

Hi! Khyra sent us over. We don't have any advice to give, but we will be purring our hearts out for little Maggie. So sad to have these issues at such a young age.

O hai! I sorry Maggie is havin trubles. I hope she...

2010-07-30T13:46:18.456-04:00

O hai! I sorry Maggie is havin trubles. I hope she is all better soon. :)

I have used acupunture and massage very succesfull...

2010-07-30T13:09:33.666-04:00

I have used acupunture and massage very succesfully to treat one of my old arthritic dogs (RIP). He could not tolerate alot of the traditional pain medications. If you have someone near you who practices it is worth an try.

Wooos! We came over from Khyra's blog to send ...

2010-07-30T08:18:19.202-04:00

Wooos! We came over from Khyra's blog to send our well wishes. We have been through this before, but with an older doggie. I see woo have some great advice already, the dosequin or cosequin (which we used) worked wonders. Consider also learning how to do therapeutic massage, Mom does that all of the time. There are actually tutorials on the web so you do not have to hire a professional.
~husky kisses~
-Kira The BeaWootiful

Maggie I'm very sorry you are sick. You are v...

2010-07-30T08:11:27.034-04:00

Maggie I'm very sorry you are sick. You are very lucky to have a family that LOVES you soooo much! You are in our thoughts.

Dogs are very stoic when it comes to pain and some...

2010-07-30T08:06:04.848-04:00

Dogs are very stoic when it comes to pain and some of them will literally die from it before you know there is a problem.

Have you consulted her breeder? Hip dysplasia is generally genetic so it means either one or both of her parents should not be allowed to breed.

Best of wishes,

XOXO
Lilly, Piper, Carrleigh and Ruairi (and their Mom, Lynn)

We read about Maggie at Khyra's and thought we...

2010-07-30T06:27:26.423-04:00

We read about Maggie at Khyra's and thought we would stop by and send her some good sibe vibes. We don't have any additional advice for you but we do hope you can find a way to manage the pain for such a young and beautiful girl.

Woos ~ The OP Pack

I'm really sorry to hear about your news of Ma...

2010-07-30T04:08:38.911-04:00

I'm really sorry to hear about your news of Maggie...how heartbreaking! My prayers are with you that they will be able to help her with this...
Sending lotsaluv to you all
MAXMOM IN SA

Such sad news for one so young, but looks like som...

2010-07-30T00:59:00.740-04:00

Such sad news for one so young, but looks like some bloggers have some good ideas for you. We wish Maggie all the best.

So sorry to hear the news, but best wishes Maggie ...

2010-07-29T22:42:09.601-04:00

So sorry to hear the news, but best wishes Maggie for good solutions.

P.S. - We loved the water diving pictures.

I put a post on my blog so if any of my followers ...

2010-07-29T22:21:42.009-04:00

I put a post on my blog so if any of my followers have experience in matters such as these, we will know.

I'll comment any progress...

Oh Maggie! I'm so sorry, I'll be praying f...

2010-07-29T22:14:28.659-04:00

Oh Maggie!
I'm so sorry, I'll be praying for you! xxx

It is truly bad luck, and I'm sure the vet will help you.
Swimming is very fun, and I'm sure you'll love to have that as a treatment.

Good Luck, I'll keep in touch...

Love Miley xxx

What a nightmare and horrid news. I have heard of...

2010-07-29T21:45:31.133-04:00

What a nightmare and horrid news. I have heard of goldens getting hip displasia at very young ages, but haven't known of anydoggie - poor Maggie and sooo sorry for you guys. That is such sad news. There are a lot of people with good advice; wish I had some experience with this - perhaps best news is that there are pool rehab places for dogs that Maggie could swim in? That would be so good for her. So sorry - will keep my eye out for info.
Pats to Maggie and Miley tooxoxoxoxo
Love, Sammie

Woof! Woof! I am so sorry to hear this news. Isn&#...

2010-07-29T21:36:01.492-04:00

Woof! Woof! I am so sorry to hear this news. Isn't Maggie too young to have dysplasia? Sending you my Golden Healing Thoughts. Swimming does help ... Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar

We are so sorry to hear about Maggie's dysplas...

2010-07-29T20:07:32.029-04:00

We are so sorry to hear about Maggie's dysplasia. We are praying and sending lots of healing vibes.

Love,
Teddy Bear

So sorry to hear about the dysplasia ;-(. I have ...

2010-07-29T18:31:28.644-04:00

So sorry to hear about the dysplasia ;-(. I have a border collie that was diagnosed with dysplasia before a year old, I have kept her on adequain, I give her cosequin instead of the dosequin, but...pretty much like that and some other little supplements, fish oil, some vitamin C, a supplement with green lipped mussels, and I also give her a little garlic sometimes and ginger with her food to help with inflammation. I took her to a rehab specialist who showed me a lot of exercises to help build up the muscles without a lot of weight bearing so that it helps support that area and help slow down the arthritis and give her more quality of life, we started those a few years ago and it really helps.
I can not say enough for chiro adjustments and acupuncture treatments, I just take Breeze in when I can tell she is starting to hurt more and it helps soooo much, and is a more low tech thing. I imagine that helped us avoid getting to the point we would ever need surgery so well worth the money. My breeder also offered to have me bring her back in exchange for a pup and her dads person wanted her, and was pretty mean for awhile about wanting me to just exchange her for a new pup, which, RIGHT, sure I was going to do that. I felt like I needed to keep her to make sure that someone would protect her and do whats best for her her entire life, so her she stays!!! I do use the Back on Track Jacket and that has been helping and when she seems sore or does too much then I do ice and stretching. I always make sure to warm her up and cool her down after exercise. The great thing is that it has made me very knowledgeable about how to keep a dog healthy ;-). I would suggest you get actual OFA xrays done and click the box where it says they can post bad results, in case someone else is considering that breeder and checks so they can see there are dysplastic dogs coming from that line. My dog came from a dual sire litter but her half brothers and sister from the same litter are all being bred and I figure let the buyer beware, the breeder is confortable with that, but sure seems like that says it is running in those lines somewhere... that would make me think twice knowing what I know. Also if you can get any money back I had to fight for half my purchase price back and it goes no where near what I have spent but I figure it made a statement. Sorry to be so long winded but I am really sorry this happened to you and your dog, it sucks.
Other thing I have had to deal with is the dads person mostly and some of the other people involved with the kennel implying I had something to do with the dog getting dysplasia and teling everyone that I am just a baby and nothing is wrong with my dog and implying I caused something. I did all the right things and I was very careful, but I think that is their way of trying to protect their lines and devert the blame. I really had to fight to get my refund but boy at that point I was determined they had to shoulder some of the consequences for breeding dogs with problems, they should stand behind their puppies.
I had looked at surgery but am saving that for if we need it in the future, but I have heard some great things if that ever becomes necessary for Maggie or for my Breeze.