godwrestler
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Hi ACD Reddit Community!
We adopted Charlee in March. The vet thinks she's 3 - 5 years old. She was being bred in her past life and I suspect she didn't get much in the way of exercise in her backyard breeding home.
Although she's got short legs, this girl can fly. She loves fetch and can jump higher than any dog I've ever seen. Recently though, she stopped jumping. She won't stand on her hind legs, i.e. she won't stick her head out the window in the car, won't jump up on couch, and when we're playing fetch she doesn't jump to catch the ball anymore. We also have noticed she yelps occasionally when you touch her in her hip area.
Worried abut hip dysplasia or other chronic injury that would require surgery. The vet told us to wait and see if it gets better before getting x-rays. She gave us some doggy NSAID, and also giving her hip and joint supplement and omegas in the meantime.
Anyone have similar experiences with their ACD? Any advice or words of wisdom would be appreciated!
We adopted Charlee in March. The vet thinks she's 3 - 5 years old. She was being bred in her past life and I suspect she didn't get much in the way of exercise in her backyard breeding home.
Although she's got short legs, this girl can fly. She loves fetch and can jump higher than any dog I've ever seen. Recently though, she stopped jumping. She won't stand on her hind legs, i.e. she won't stick her head out the window in the car, won't jump up on couch, and when we're playing fetch she doesn't jump to catch the ball anymore. We also have noticed she yelps occasionally when you touch her in her hip area.
Worried abut hip dysplasia or other chronic injury that would require surgery. The vet told us to wait and see if it gets better before getting x-rays. She gave us some doggy NSAID, and also giving her hip and joint supplement and omegas in the meantime.
Anyone have similar experiences with their ACD? Any advice or words of wisdom would be appreciated!