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tristan tubmle User is Offline

JH
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05/08/2012 10:04 AM
Hi, Just wanted to share our brief story. Our dog jess 1.5 year old female started showing signs of being ill. She was very lethargic, low energy and not being interested in her food. After a few days things got worse and decided to take her to the vet. After all her blood work came back clean, and her stool was well formed the doctor was baffled. She then started squeezing jess' hind legs and jess whimpered. It turns out she has 'panosteitis' also known as 'growing pains'. Its a common condition in younger dogs of larger breeds. The good thing is they grow out of it, and she was given anti inflammatory medicine to help. I'm happy to report that by this morning she was starting to get back to her usual self, and is doing great. For those of you with younger dogs on the board this is worth a read and that way if your dog starts showing signs you know what it is. Info: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+1561&aid=466

everbell

Kanata, ON

MH
Posts:3167

05/08/2012 10:19 AM
Poor baby! Glad it seems to have been an easy fix. I swear my guys keep me up at night worrying about them Give Jess a tummy rub from me.

Joce and Rich Bogart and Shiraz (GSPs) Roxane (RIP: 1995-2009) and Tiger Lily (Cats) The Everbell Adventures

DLord

Holly Springs, NC

MH
Posts:89

05/08/2012 11:04 AM
Since I am a 1st time GSP owner, I'm still learning - at what age do they typically stop growing and are considered an adult? My previous dogs were English Springer Spaniels and I lost one at age 9 due to kidney failure and then lost the other one a year later to cancer (she was 11). After these 2 devastating losses only a year apart I was determined to find a healthy breed with minimal issues. I watched a lot of "Dogs 101" episodes to try and find a good "all around" dog with minimal health issues and that's when I decided to go with the GSP. And let me just say that I could not be happier!! Archer and Zoe are wonderful dogs! They are smart and both have beautiful temperments. Of course since they are only 14 months old they are a little rambuncious and due occassionally get in trouble . Danielle

everbell

Kanata, ON

MH
Posts:3167

05/08/2012 11:18 AM
Our boy Bo stopped growing height wise about 8 to 10 months. It took him until 24 mo to stop filling out and then his chest expanded again between 4 and 5 yo. (He is still very lean, he just outgrew his mushing harness ... wasn't expecting that .)

Joce and Rich Bogart and Shiraz (GSPs) Roxane (RIP: 1995-2009) and Tiger Lily (Cats) The Everbell Adventures

Rose

MH
Posts:362

05/08/2012 11:40 AM
Ah, myself had growing pains too as a youngster, and even now after a long day of work; I'm so glad I discovered advil. Casey is our first GSP, for him he filled out and stopped growing between the ages of 2-3. Still a puppy at heart though.

pixie bee

MH
Posts:4452

05/08/2012 12:15 PM
I don't know if growing pains would cause such tenderness at 1.5 yo. Maybe,but not sure. Are you sure she just didn't get hurt? Do you think her hips are OK? Gald she's feeling better.

"Time with my dogs clears my mind, renews my faith, and lets me see the world as it is. My only regret loving dogs as I do, is the misery of their early departure." Robert G. Wehle

pixie bee

MH
Posts:4452

05/08/2012 12:15 PM
I don't know if growing pains would cause such tenderness at 1.5 yo. Maybe,but not sure. Are you sure she just didn't get hurt? Do you think her hips are OK? Gald she's feeling better.

"Time with my dogs clears my mind, renews my faith, and lets me see the world as it is. My only regret loving dogs as I do, is the misery of their early departure." Robert G. Wehle

Splat

Illinois (Northern)

MH
Posts:3136

05/09/2012 5:31 AM
Not related to dogs or animals...but my dad said he had horrible growing pains and my son had them too...would wake him up at night with horrible pains and had to give him ibprofin to help...first time it happened we did take him to the doctor and did tons of testing just to find out growing pains...so I know that is animals can get it that it is painful... my dogs are still in the young years Blitz will be 3 and Striker will be 2...I think height wise they are done...Blitz may be done filling in for now but I think Striker is still changing... I was drawn to this breed cuz it met several of my wants and that is was a pretty healthy breed and lived long that being said I did have a boxer that lived to be 13 and that is old for a boxer does that mean I can raise these to to be 15 or 16!

NOLAGSP

New Orleans, LA

JH
Posts:31

05/09/2012 10:14 AM
I am new to GSPs and this forum. My GSP Beauregard is about to be 7 months old and is 25" tall and about 47 pounds (He is all legs). I have been reading to find info about the growth rates of GSPs to get an idea of his adult size. Is the growth rate very different between each dog or is it consitant within the breed? I keep thinking he is done with his height, but then every so often he has a quiet day or two (maybe growing pains) and literally comes out of his kennel taller. He seems to fill in a little bit so he isn't as leggy and then repeats at some poiint. He managed to pick up Parvo at 6 months even though he is vaccinated. He lost a few pounds over a week but is now fine. We treated aggressivlely and he has now gained all of weight back, and as energetic as ever. We also call him Ipad now because of the vet bill and the ipad we did not buy . I keep comparing him to my Dobie who peeked in height early at 5 months and didn't fill out until 2. My GSPs dad was similar to my Dobie in that the breeder thought they would have a monster, but he leveled off quickly and settled in at 70 pounds as an adult.

lestat1978 User is Offline

Western PA

JH
Posts:23

05/09/2012 12:20 PM
I don't know how it relates to GSPs, but my understanding of Pano with Dobes is that it occurs earlier on - 4 to 6 months of age - and isn't at all likely at a year of age. A friend and fellow volunteer's 1 yr. plus Dobe started limping on one leg. The vet diagnosed Pano. Then he started limping on both legs and was almost completely down in the rear. The vet then suspected Lyme. Finally saw an emergency vet specialist who within 5 minutes diagnosed two cranial cruciate ligament tears and a torn meniscus. He just had bilateral surgery and is on the road to recovery.

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