Hip Dysplasia

[oswaldann]

Hi
anyone any experience of hip dyplasia in cockers?

[Jane S]

If you do a Forum Search, you should be able to find quite a few threads relating to HD, especially on the Health board (the Search link is in the blue toolbar towards the top of your screen).

[oswaldann]

Thanks Jane

[bracken]

Hi
anyone any experience of hip dyplasia in cockers?

my Bailey has it she was diagnosed at 5 months and is now 5 yrs.

[oswaldann]

Hi Bracken ,how is she and how do you cope?

[bracken]

Hi Bracken ,how is she and how do you cope?

She had hydrotherapy from 5 months for 12 sessions and was given anti inflammatory drugs from the vet for maybe 2 months and only lead walking until things settled. We try and keep her weight down and she took supplements for around a year mainly Glucosamine based 
Thankfully things did improved and no surgery was required,the hydrotherapy had built valuable muscle  on early diagnoses all sorts of operations were in the running and i cried many tears I was heartbroken.
Now we have to be carefully how far we take her and ball games are very limited (vet did say none, but she has to have a quality of life and she loves her ball)
how old is your cocker ?

[maggieann]

My last Cocker had HD, he was on Glucosamine and Metacam.

[oswaldann]

It is my friends dog,just wondered how other dogs and owners coped and if they thought it was hereditary?

[Helen]

AFAIK HD in any breed is usually hereditary - some cases are caused by nutrition or exercise   

I would avoid any offspring from their lines -  I've read also that some dogs are 'carriers' and the HD can appear in future generations as well.

[oswaldann]

Thanks all!

[Mazame]

One of my girls was diagnosed a light dysplasia (C) when she was 18 monthes old as I brought her for an official hip score. She is 6 and a half now : no sign, no drug given and she goes on running and jumping on my bed without any problem.

Everyone is surprised when I talk about her hip score.

[oswaldann]

thank you Mezame

 

[JeffandAnnie]

Jeff (5.5 months) dislocated his hip 3 weeks ago during a particularly vigorous play session with Anni, and displasia is suspected but not confirmed - apparently it can't be confirmed until the bones are properly formed at 18 months (according to Oakham Vet Hospital). He seems to be congenitally "deformed" in many ways - he was born deaf and also had a hernia (discovered during kebab-stick op). It is the first time the breeder put one of her bitches with Jeff's dad, and she has been breeding for 30 years without any problems, so I will be reporting back as it seems he has a few hereditary problems. Re. the displasia, we are to keep him to short on-lead walks, no jumping or going up and down stairs (we pick him up/carry him)etc for at least 18 months when we will have him xrayed again to see if he does actually have displasia or it was purely an accidental dislocation.

[deano]

Louis has hip dyplacia and wasn't diagnosed until after his 1st year, he is 4 now and in the bad wet and cold weather he is obviously a lot worse, we limit the amont of walking and although we have a pool in the garden he doesn't like the water and there are no hydrotherapy pools for animals where i am in Spain but we recently started Louis on Glycoflex III tablets, he srtarted in january taking 1 a day and after a month we noticed a massive difference, he now takes half a tablets broken up on top of his food or somestimes if he thinks Alfie is having one will think its a sweet and will eat it! before he took these tablets we were lifting him onto the sofa, he didnt want to chase a ball or play at all and it has made such a difference to his personality and to how much he can move about.