Hello Corgi Owners
Has anyone experienced elbow problems with their corgis? We have a year old male, and he has been so miserable with a bad elbow. We have been to specialist and they say it is a common problem with corgi's.
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Ginger had been limping on her front leg for a while. We took her to the vet when it got bad and after x-rays the vet thought she had elbow displasia, and said it was common in the breed. After sending the x-rays off to an orthopedic specialist, the results came back that she had panosteitis, which is essentially growing pains. After 4 or 5 months and managing flare ups with pain meds, she grew out of it and hasn't had any more problems.
So sorry you are having problems with your Corgi! I'm not aware of Corgis being particularly prone to elbow problems, no. None of the breed sites list it as a common problem, and none of the elbow dysplasia sites list Corgis as one of the common breeds. But any dog can develop an orthopedic problem, even if there is no genetic disposition. Just like people, sometimes things go astray in pre-natal development, or in the growth stage.
Good luck! I hope it's something that can be easily fixed.
Of the dogs submitted for evaulation to the OFA, it looks like 97% had normal elbows. I wouldn't say it's a common problem in the breed, as far as I know. I hope your guy is feeling better soon.
I'm sorry to hear about your problem, I am actually in the exact same position. I have a 1 year old male corgi also and he's been limping for a few months. But the last few days it's almost miserable to look at him getting up (he does okay walking around). We are waiting to hear back from the radiologist to see if it's elbow dysplasia...
The vet didn't want to confirm without seeing a specialist but she seemed fairly convinced. I thought the pain was in his shoulder but I guess not....
Let me know how your corgi does as it seems like they are somewhat in similar situations. I hope he feels better. It breaks my heart to see them struggling. I'm starting to put him on Flavocin (you should look it up, it seems like it has great reviews)!.
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