We have bad news :(

[Scootergirl]

I just wanted to add in my KUDOS for telling that woman exactly what she should hear. Dogs are NOT disposable!

[dog lover]

HI
Sorry to hear about your news, i'm not sure if your dog has been scored ?.

Anyway we have a leonberger , who was always sitting funny and had a slight turn in her back leg.We were worried about this so spoke to our vets & to cut a very long story short they straight away advised us to spay her whilst they were checking her hips ( they said they were sure it was hd ).

We said no , xray her and we will go from there..... the xrays were done we were called back to view them dreading the worse only  to find nothing was visable , they were then sent off to a specialist for thier opinion.

This came back as mild hd , but the specialist continued to say that any dog who's hips do not come back 0-0 , has mild hd even champions 

Our girl goes swimming every couple of weeks & they build the amount on lengths she does little by little , also every six months she goes to a chiropractor , just to keep a check on her 

Hope all goes well for you .

[DenverFurKiddos]

Oh...I totally get how devastating the news can be about HD.  We took Winston to the vet after his hips started "clicking;" although no lamness/limping was present.  Our vet guessed that it was likely mild HD.  We started him on a regimine of supplements and exercise immediately. 

Long story short, Winston isn't clicking anymore and hasn't shown any further evidence of HD.  I haven't had his hips checked, but I'm guessing that both the supplements AND the fact that he's nearing the last stage of his growth might help. 

Hang in there...there are many of our pups that lead happy, healthy, active lives despite this diagnosis! 

[kathryn]

I'm sorry to hear about the HD diagnosis but like everyone else has said it's not a death sentence.  I know you couldn't hear me but I gave you a standing ovation when I read the part about telling the lady off. 

[Apreston]

I'm sorry to hear about the HD diagnosis but like everyone else has said it's not a death sentence.  I know you couldn't hear me but I gave you a standing ovation when I read the part about telling the lady off. 

Thanks! I felt pretty good about it ... I dont normally do these types of things or speek up...but we had just found out about Titan and I was trying so hard to be upbeat and positive and pick out his new suplements; I was in that frame of mind to "rip someones face off if they looked at me sideway" kinda attitude! We often get people looking at Titan saying "oh he has some problems with his hips"...I say "ya he does" they say "hope its not HD" and i say " YA it is" and we walk merraly along our way! Its kinda funny to see there faces!

[Apreston]

HI
Sorry to hear about your news, i'm not sure if your dog has been scored ?.

Anyway we have a leonberger , who was always sitting funny and had a slight turn in her back leg.We were worried about this so spoke to our vets & to cut a very long story short they straight away advised us to spay her whilst they were checking her hips ( they said they were sure it was hd ).

We said no , xray her and we will go from there..... the xrays were done we were called back to view them dreading the worse only  to find nothing was visable , they were then sent off to a specialist for thier opinion.

This came back as mild hd , but the specialist continued to say that any dog who's hips do not come back 0-0 , has mild hd even champions 

Our girl goes swimming every couple of weeks & they build the amount on lengths she does little by little , also every six months she goes to a chiropractor , just to keep a check on her 

Hope all goes well for you .

I am not sure I know what scored means?

[Lyn]

Sorry to hear about Titan diagnosis. Kudos for telling that woman off. 

I think what dog lover meant by scored is if the x-rays were sent to OFA or Pennhip?

Bubba went through a stage where his hips snapped crackled and popped. Scared the crap out of me. I waited until he was 2 years old and had my vet x-ray him. I didn't send them to OFA but my vet knew the proper positioning of the hips. If the positioning is wrong it can look like the dog has HD.

[AudgePadge]

Fist off...Kudos for telling that *Bleep* off...I wouldve said the same thing...

Just giving you my 2 cents-- I fostered a 5 yo pitbull that had minor HD as well, I took him to an acupuncturist, and I kid you not- after about 3 sessions, he was a puppy again! I work in Alternative Medicine research, and I'm a huge advocate for holistic treatment.  Just give it a try, I think you'll be surprised, not only does it alleviate pain, it also helps with energy, posture..etc.

I get acu done on myself, as well as my boys (including the 2 legged one) and cannot be more satisfied.  Anyway  I wish your family the best! Titan is fortunate to have a family that cares for him sooo dearly!