Is it the HIPS or Growing Pains??

[Apreston]

Well Titan has been limping/lameness for the past 2 weeks
He seams fine he want to run and play and bounce around but I am concerned about his back legs. We thought is was both but over these last 2 weeks it seams just the right leg is bothering him. Both parents are cleared for hips and the vet thinks it could be pano...bone pain from growing..sooo I call the breader and she tells me that the Dad went through the same thing up untill 1 1/2 years. With no long term damage or side effect; and the pain just stopped one day and that was it never to return again. So is it just the growing pains?? Anyone else have babies with growing pains? The Vet reccommended Metacal for the pain for a month and see how he does.
Any suggestions??

[ruffian]

I have to ask how old he is in that pic???  I just tok in a Mastiff/Rotty cross that soemone was giving away and was told he is 6-7 months old, but other than his docked tail I see no Rotty at all.

[Guardian Angel's White lightning]

YUP we have had that issue. The breeder said that his lines do have growing pains in them, some don't..  Titan's uncle, mac, had a shoulder limp for 6 months, titan's immediate father had rear leg issues too..... now Titan is a little slow getting up, but once he is up he is crazy!!

[Apreston]

TITAN is 10 months old now and does not look like that anymore here is what he looks like now...but in the picture he is 6 months.  

[Guardian Angel's White lightning]

when was he born? Our titan was 6/9/07  and his weight

[Apreston]

when was he born? Our titan was 6/9/07  and his weight

JUNE 13/07 and he weighs 130lbs now 

[Guardian Angel's White lightning]

ohhh....how cute.... our titan three weeks ago was 179  pounds...

[Apreston]

WOW big big boy...
So did you do anything for his growing pains?

[Apreston]

Strider had pano, from 5 months to 8 months. It was pretty horrid for him alot of pain until the anti-inflamitories kicked in. Then it just disappeared, and good riddance!
Stella

So the anti-inflamitories helped then? 

[Guardian Angel's White lightning]

I did, i gave him a soft surface and i also give/gave him DGP... dog gone pain....you can get it at petsmart (i think perhaps petco) it is a holistic pain medicine.  Although, they are sore for a reason, and sometimes it is better they feel the pain so they don't over do themselves...(at least that is my thoughts) it is like when they spay a female, and tell you to keep them quiet but they will give you deramax or remadyl to get rid of pain. Well...if you want them to be quiet, then let them be. Some times these pain meds are horrible on the poor little (well in our case big) bodies.

[DAMAGE]

Hope your baby is soon feeling better. I know how miserable it can make them feel, my boy Drago (12/1994 - 07/2002),had it when he was around 8 or 9 months old. Here are a couple good links containing information on pano.

http://www.jersey.net/~mountaindog/berner1/lpano.htm

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1561&articleid=466

[Apreston]

Thank you so much! Those article were a great read!
We currently have him on Medcam to see if that helps with the pain. The vet said he probably wont stop limping or going lame that could just happen but the pain factor should be reduced.
So hopefully in the next few weeks we will see how he is holding up!
Thanks again! 

[NarniaMals]

Both my mals have had growing pains on and off.  I talked with the breeder and hey said it was common for the parents as well during growth spurts. It was worse and more noticeable when they were younger.  Now it just seems like every so often they may seem a little stiff - especially after a hard play. (we are just about a year old now) We tried the rimadyl in the beginning but opted to just slow them down during the spurt.  The meds gave their stomachs a hard time and the trade off wasn't worth it for either of them.  It has gotten a lot better as they have slowed in their growth - finally!

Good Luck

[kathryn]

I'm late weighing in on this but Kaila had Pano at around 8 months or so.  The vet gave her Rimadyl for the pain and now at 3yo she is awesome.  She wasn't as bad as some with the pain but then again I swear that girl has no pain receptors in her body.