marsh man Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Hi guys......I have a 7 year old Lab and lately I have been using him a lot on the barley fields near mine shooting pigeons, he was fine while he was out but after a rest he was a bit lame on one of his back legs, yesterday I took him to the vets and after a check over and a lot twisting and pulling his legs the vet said it was the first signs of hip problems. They gave him a injection and two weeks course of painkillers ,he is already on Synoquin capsules and what I am asking you lovely people is ( A ) is there any thing else I can do to help his quality of life and ( B ) how much exercise would be advisable ........... Thanks for your time reading this post......M M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 We had the same with one of our GSDs from the age of two. Vet said if we kept her on a lead - she might last until 5. Hip replacements were not feasible as her knees had problems. We let her exercise off the lead - in fields with no other dogs - other than out own. She lasted until she was 9 - running off the lead, albeit slower. She seemed to know when she had done enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) http://www.lintbells.com/products/yumove Sorry to hear this, he's a nice ol' dog. Lucky has now retired fully at 13. Edited July 10, 2014 by Penelope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Play it by ear and what you see, its the only way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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