Worried about hips in young corgi (confirmed hip dysplasia)
Lately i have been noticing that when i put my hand on Rhun's hips to get him to sit when he is being stubborn and not listening that i feel a popping feeling. Then today he got up and walked of while i had my hand on his back end and his hip pops while he walks. I am very concerned because he is only 9 month old and I have never noticed it in his sister (litter mate). We have only had him about a month and a half and i didn't notice it when we first got him and the vet didn't say anything when we took him in for a vet check and shots and he did check his hips. Should i be concerned? could it be something like arthritis or something worse? He doesn't lay like Adora with the legs spread out behind. When i move and stretch his back legs he doesn't seemed bothered by it, but he is very aloof about everything anyways. He wiggles his back end a lot more than Adora. He isn't overweight, he is actually skinny side. I am really concerned and i don't know what to do. I have just been laid off of work, have major problems with my house, problems with my own health, now this. i don't know if i could even find a way of paying the vet bills if he need surgery, i can barley pay my bills now.
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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on
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LIfe is weird...just a little over a week since I said I had nothing to add...and we find out Sidney has hip dysplasia. His left hip is completely popped out; we're getting him the FHO surgery next week since he's in lots of pain and can't bear any weight on the left hind leg. :(
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Permalink Reply by Joanna Kimball on
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Did they check his knees/ACL as well? The reason I ask is that dysplastic dogs often have knee and ACL injuries as well, and in fact the pain is often from the ACL and not from the hip. Really bad hips pop in and out all the time, and while they may be unstable they're not terrifically painful unless there's a lot of arthritis in there too. And arthritis means inflammation, which means the knee ligaments get brittle too.
If you're going in for a huge surgery like FHO, you want to make sure you're actually addressing the real cause of the pain. http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=22+1275+2037&aid=3446 describes one of the more important studies that showed that a lot of dogs they THOUGHT had dysplasia pain were actually in pain from cruciate damage, and that hip dysplasia is generally not all that painful.
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Permalink Reply by Kimberlie on
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They X-Ray was from hip to just before the paw. He didn't tell me that dysplastic dog often have ACL injuries but he did say that every thing else look great, so i am guessing for now there is no problems, i will definitely inquire more when he gets his hip check ups in the future. We got a call back from the vet and he said that he consulted 2 specialist and a surge and it is unanimous that until there is signs of pain or arthritis and as long as week keep him fit like he is now that he will be just fine, and surgery is not in his near future. So for now he will get X-rays every few years or when he is showing sign of possible inflammation. He is a mellow fellow and isn't interested in agility or any crazy jumping so it's not like it is going to effect is daily life any.
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That is great to hear. I'm hoping that Sidney will only need the FHO on the luxated side, and that will glucosamine and exercise, the other side will stay healthy.
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The hip on the left is definitely luxated and the bone on bone contact is causing him pain for sure. They did a pretty thorough check of his leg from the pelvis down to the paw. I will ask again to make sure. Thanks, Joanna.
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Permalink Reply by Sarah C. on
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My vet has suspicions about my female. However, he said that if I keep her weight healthy and keep her from doing crazy stuff (agility, flying leaps off the bed) that it would be safe to watch and wait and that I'd probably get many years before it needed to be addressed seriously. She's gonna be 3 next month.
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Permalink Reply by Tauna and Kota on
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This information is awesome. Kota has had some problems with his hip or leg. My mom thinks he may have hip dysplasia. I am not so sure. He seems to me to have just stretched something sometimes as it doesn't hurt very often. Sometimes it hurts him if you lift him up a little wrong and squeeze/press/tilt? his back hip area the wrong way. He often walks/trots/runs putting both back paws on the ground at the same time instead of separately. I am going to get insurance for him as soon as I get a job. I am taking the National Pharmacy Tech Certification Board test soon. So, I will be able to afford vet visits and his insurance as soon as I pass it and get a job. I plan to get him to a vet as soon as I am able.
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Also, I forgot to add that he extends his back legs to lay down like a lot of corgis do. He does it all the time and has no sign of pain then. He sometimes is slow to get up from laying down in many positions, but not always. He only sometimes doesn't want to jump up onto the couch and never has a problem getting down. It is lower than most couches as it's a futon. I try to keep him from jumping. But, I'm not always there. I forgot to mention these in the previous post. I know that none of you can say whether or not he has hip dysplasia. I have been reading about it and most of what I have seen says they do the bunny hop thing, they don't like to extend/retract their legs all the way, they don't like to jump or lay down with their feet extended out behind them, and stairs are difficult. I plan on getting him checked out asap so I can get what needs done, done. I am going to try to get some glucosamine for him as I have read that helps for many reasons. (sorry I didn't include these in my first reply, I always think to add more info to things a bit after I said them the first time)
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