Honey X-Rays

[jazzmynn]

Fingers and paws crossed here too. Hopefully it was just puppy awkwardness.

 

[FayRose]

Oh crikey, I very much hope she is ok. You certainly seem to have more than your fair share of problems.

 

[Bruer]

Hope everything is ok with the xrays x

 

[Plum's mum]

 

[VanillaBean]

Thanks all for support.
Xray's came back and not bad but not good either. They are being sent of to a specialist to have a look to see what they think and see if we need to do anything specific early on.

The Socket joint is not growing all the way round as it should on the right Hind leg. There is a gap compared to the other side, so potentially it may catch up as she is still growing.
She could move it fully, not move out of the joint etc. so she did say it would be mild as she gets older. So now we have to restrict her movement when it comes to rough play, running around and doing sharp corners, jumping etc. Which we do to some extend anyway, but now it will be 5 min of play then back on leash for a calm down or remove and play on own.
Only good thing on our side is it was nothing we have done as it is from birth due to the growth...still not nice but at least less guilty.

At least she was full of life and vocal when we got there and had a good day at the vets. Plenty of attention, and went bunters when we picked her up with licks at hundred miles an hour on my face.

She will be getting scored same as Vanilla did so that we know what to do moving forward and to see how bad or better it has gotten by that stage. This is of course next year once she is older and gone through a season.
In the meantime more swimming and less running around like a crazy pup.

 

[Xena Dog Princess]

Oh Sven, that's a bit stink. No point speculating too much until the specialist gives their results, but I hope there won't be any surgery in Honey's future. I hope that it's not too hard to keep her calm and civilised!

 

[Lab_adore]

Oh Sven, that's a bit stink. No point speculating too much until the specialist gives their results, but I hope there won't be any surgery in Honey's future. I hope that it's not too hard to keep her calm and civilised!

I echo Sophie's post....fingers crossed

 

[SwampDonkey]

Hopefully knowing early will make things more manageable. Good catch though XXX

 

[Plum's mum]

Very good catch @VanillaBean, really hope it doesn’t become a bigger issue along the line. And lovely to picture the scene of Honey so happy to see you.

 

[Atemas]

She has such a lot of growing to do - hopefully things will improve as her bones grow. At least you will know what you are dealing with.

 

[Cath]

Well you are doing your best for her

 

[Granca]

Fingers crossed here too that it improves.

 

[HAH]

Well done for noticing it early, and as you say it’s early days and she’s young - all on your side xx

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

So much can change as she grows and now you know what to be careful about...that's got to make her outcome much better. She's in the best hands.

 

[Loraseal]

Well done for being so vigilant and catching it early. Honey is very lucky to have such loving and caring owners X

 

[Emily]

Ok, bit of a worry but hopefully we're still looking at a good outcome in the end. The main thing is that you're armed with all of the information now so you can make informed decisions for Honey

 

[Joy]

I do hope it resolves as she grows.

 

[MellowYellow]

Better to know it now than to find out later and feel terrible guilt for letting her play wildly! Of course none of this is your fault; it's a genetic defect, doesn't mean you won't feel bad about it though.

One thing, my vet and physio told me that actual swimming is not great for dogs with bad hips. Splashing and running around in water is good, but too much free swimming is less good, as the movement of the leg is sideways rather than up and down. Also once she is fully grown there are all sorts of exercises you can do to strengthen the muscles that hold the joint in place, so even if that joint is bad you can minimize the effect and hopefully she won't have symptoms or develop arthritis.

 

[edzbird]

It's good to know where you stand, and it just underlines the "take it easy" as puppies grow which we all know, but is easy to ignore when they're having such fun. Honey is in good hands.

 

[Jacqui-S]

Really hope early diagnosis and management is your friend here.
I'm sure it's a bit of a shock. Will take a while for you to properly process this.