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He is very stiff when he first gets up from laying down for a while. Almost like his back legs went to sleep. After standing for a minute or two he is fine and love to run and play. The vet says this is common for puppies with long legs but we are still worried. Sometimes he doesn't want to get up at all because of it. The vet recommended a food change and we did that but it isn't haveing any effect. The vet said it would go away at around 18 months or so. Anybody else have this issue with a standard poodle?

2007-01-19 16:53:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets Dogs

7 answers

hi there

you are probably better putting him on some glucasomine - it helps with the larger breed dogs on mobility.

what have you been feeding him? if its a mixed diet with supplements be very careful with calcium as you can overdose and underdose. if its something like eukanuba or hills science diet that full balanced so his diet is ok.

also avoid long walks/runs, throwing the ball for to long, this also stresses the pups growing bones.

hope that helped

2007-01-19 17:00:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Standard Poodles generally are pretty healthy dogs with little genetic problems. Though some can get problems. Is the dog in a crate for any length of time? Had the dog been playing strenously before sleeping? Does he walk stiff legged and swing his hips out wide when he first takes off? Maybe he just is stiff when he wakes up, which is a sign of future problems like arthritis. Not that he has it now but possibly he could later. Has the vet done any preliminary checks for Hip Dysplasia? Long legged dogs that are kept crated for long periods of time can actuall get muscle weakness in there hindquarters, because they are not made to lay for so long. I saw this same thing happen to a Siberian Husky dog that spent 8 hours in a crate while the owners were at work. After the realized what was happening they didnt crate her anymore and gave her full run of the garage, worked with her every day, and she recovered fully with no problems what so ever. It was like you described when your dog first got up.

2007-01-20 01:04:57 · answer #2 · answered by I luv Pets 7 · 0 0

Damn yeah the dog may have a diesese

it is common in big dogs around that age and it is very unpleasent for the dog if the dogs legs are like it has gone to sleep and just even the sight is unpleasnt then yeah it has hip displeasure i would take it to the vet and if it does you are going to have to put it to sleep (put it down)

2007-01-20 01:02:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I would definately get a second opinion on this issue. Your dog could have hip dysplacia (sp) a common disorder in large dogs. She is too young to be having this kind of pain.
A change of food? That wouldn't have a direct effect on this problem unless you aren't feedng a good quality puppy food.
She needs to be x-rayed and examined by a vet who knows what to look for.

2007-01-20 01:18:33 · answer #4 · answered by empresspekes 3 · 0 1

She is pretty young to be having problems like that. Were both her parents hips rated good or excellent?

Take her to an orthopedist and have her hips looked at, could be hip dysplasia.


Huskie is wrong. There are different severities of hip dysplasia (not displeasure) and it doesn't necessarily mean a dog has to be put down.

2007-01-20 13:43:11 · answer #5 · answered by whpptwmn 5 · 0 0

i would recommend you talk to your vet about possibly doing an x-ray to see if there is a problem with the hips or panosteitis. big dogs sometimes suffer from panosteitis around this age, it can be mildly uncomfortable to painful for them, depending on the degree of it, and the dog's tolerance level. a x-ray can let you know if it's something related to growth or not. good luck.

2007-01-20 00:59:33 · answer #6 · answered by cagney 6 · 0 1

consult with another vet if you do not have faith in the one that you had seen .... they will be glad to give you a second opinion.

2007-01-20 01:24:43 · answer #7 · answered by ~*common sense*~ 5 · 0 0

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