Hip Displasia in a 16 week old??

Have you tried maybe adding something to her diet?

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I used the Vibrant Pets to help my dog with his mange, but it's used for all sorts of things. The smallest jar will last you a good long while. Smudge was on the path to being blind, and I credit the Vibrant Pets with healing his eye up. Here's some pictures of how big the jar is, what it looks like, and the scoop size. It's basically 1 cup of dog food = 1 scoop.

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I used the Show Dog formula because our problem was skin issues, but they have a Muscle and Joint forumla that has the glucosamine that Caro suggested. It arrived pretty fast in the mail, and you WILL see results in about a week and a half to two weeks. :yes: I'm a customer for life.
 
For Tully it was her shoulders and hips and for a short time her elbows - right inside the joints she was quite tender. I had thought it could be dysplasia too but the breeder assured me none of her dogs got dysplasia. Hers was worst when she had her big growth spurt (and it wasnt as fast as your pup).

My understanding of subluxation is it occurs in larger breeds, the same ones prone to dysplasia, and the toy breeds. Sheltie grow their limbs at different rates - so they tend to look like 'frogs' or 'coyotes' as other people on the forum have mentioned. This is completely normal and everything does catch up. I haven't heard of a sheltie having problems of subluxation due to their differential growth rates.

My fingers are crossed for you that it isn't dysplasia. Does your breeder know if there is any dysplasia further back in the line - eg, if it has shown up in any of the older dogs, the grandparents perhaps?
 
First off, I'm so sorry that Abby is having hip issues. I'm the one who found Vibrant Pets. The developed, Lee Philips, lives in my small Virginia town, and we had two Shelties with hip issues. Bits' problem began when she was a bout a year old. Annie Laurie, a rehome/rescue, came with problems. Both leared up completely with Vibrant Pets. Lee said he'd refund my money if I didn't see a real difference in two weeks. He had me do a double dose for one week, then a normal dose after that. Well, in three days, both Shelties had stopped limping after exercise and they haven't limped since. Bits is like the three-year old she is, and Annie is the perkiest seven year old ever. As I told the gang here, I don't get a kickback on this. I found a good thing, and since Lee lives nearby, his local customers could run him out of town on rail if he wasn't the real deal. Joint and muscle has more G&C than the others; show dog has the least, and canine athlete had a mid-range amount. I give Layla canine athlete and Beckon the puppy gets show dog.

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Caro - thanks for the info - everybit helps ease the mind a little...

Chris - I will check out the site and/or give them a call today - thank you!
 
Chris said:
First off, I'm so sorry that Abby is having hip issues. I'm the one who found Vibrant Pets. The developed, Lee Philips, lives in my small Virginia town, and we had two Shelties with hip issues. Bits' problem began when she was a bout a year old. Annie Laurie, a rehome/rescue, came with problems. Both leared up completely with Vibrant Pets. Lee said he'd refund my money if I didn't see a real difference in two weeks. He had me do a double dose for one week, then a normal dose after that. Well, in three days, both Shelties had stopped limping after exercise and they haven't limped since. Bits is like the three-year old she is, and Annie is the perkiest seven year old ever. As I told the gang here, I don't get a kickback on this. I found a good thing, and since Lee lives nearby, his local customers could run him out of town on rail if he wasn't the real deal. Joint and muscle has more G&C than the others; show dog has the least, and canine athlete had a mid-range amount. I give Layla canine athlete and Beckon the puppy gets show dog.

www.vibrantpets.net :wink2:
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I wasn't trying to steal your thunder, Chris. I promise. :lol: I just remembered seeing that on the commercial hip dysplasia was one of the things they advertised for. I sent in a testimonial just today with pictures. :yes:
 
*Caro said:
Sheltie grow their limbs at different rates - so they tend to look like 'frogs' or 'coyotes' as other people on the forum have mentioned. This is completely normal and everything does catch up.
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What does Frogs or coyotes look like????? are you refering to her rear end?? I will try a search to find out but sometimes searches don"t work.

I have had 2 other shelties but got them both at 6-8 months. This is my first at 10 weeks. Just to clear her growth up..she grew 2" longer and 1" taller in 10 ten days - in my mind i added the 2 to come up with 2-3" which is not correct!!
She will be the larger size sheltie around 15" i believe. That"s what i have always had.
 
Smudge said:
I wasn't trying to steal your thunder, Chris. I promise. :lol: I just remembered seeing that on the commercial hip dysplasia was one of the things they advertised for. I sent in a testimonial just today with pictures. :yes:
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Heavens to Sheltie feet!!! I didn't feel like that! I just wanted to tell even more about Vibrant pets. Y'all mucst know by now that I'm about as sensitive as a piece of toast!! :lol:

I know Lee will appreciate the testimonial -- thanks and happy fur to Smudge! :biggrin2:
 
Abby's Dad said:
I have had 2 other shelties but got them both at 6-8 months. This is my first at 10 weeks. Just to clear her growth up..she grew 2" longer and 1" taller in 10 ten days - in my mind i added the 2 to come up with 2-3" which is not correct!!
She will be the larger size sheltie around 15" i believe. That"s what i have always had.
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ahh ok. Yea when you said 2-3 inches, I was thinking in height. Growing one inch taller over 10 days, sounds normal to me.

My 16 week old is a little shy of 11 inches right now. I'm thinking she's gonna be at the 13 inch mark.
 
Hope things go well for all of you. 15" is usually considered medium, or within standard for show shelties. Big shelties can get up to 20" or more, but they are still great dogs.
 
Abby's Dad said:
What does Frogs or coyotes look like????? are you refering to her rear end?? I will try a search to find out but sometimes searches don"t work.
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I am fairly certain that she was referring to the fact that our adolescent pups look gangly - all legs without the fluff quite yet. Hence the term 'coyote' and 'frogs.' It is just a stage they all go through growing up. Pierre had his (Papillons go through it, too), but Duncan is slowly getting there.
 
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