Hip displasia, further help?

Question

I thank everyone who answered my questions. I did want to let certain ones who asked me questions know these thing:
Yes he has an in office xray, showing a minor graying area on the right hip; no the vet did not recommend surgery; and I have notifed the breeder (who has not contacted me since I told her the outcome); I paid lots of money for this dog and now I cant breed him, show him, and he is a happy puppy, full of love, joy, enthusiasium, runs, plays, but sometimes he limps on the left leg, that was why I wondered about it being on the right hip.
My question: will he always have that limp off and on? Will he always whimper periodically upon rising from a lying down spot?
I have him in a kennel inside my home, he has pillows to sleep on and is quite comfortable. We dont overfeed him, he is about 85lbs now, tall and lanky, not heavy at all. I just dont want him to get worse, I walk him around the block every morning, not too much stress. He plays all day, when tired, goes to bed.

Answer 1

In early stages & in less severe cases, pain can be managed with supplements and drugs. There are several surgical options to correct this problem, if it gets bad enough. You may want to ask your vet to reccomend a specialist, if so. You are right, the responsible & ethical thing is not to breed & put this horrible hereditary problem onto the next generation & owners to suffer. Very sad the breeder is not being either!

It is always best to buy from a breeder that has certified their breeding dogs free from hip dyspalisa with organizations such as OFA or Penn Hip to minimize the risk of having this happen.

Answer 2

I have a dog who is nine and has one hip on one side that is bad from the same thing.
Most times he does not limp or have trouble getting up. Sometimes if he gets to much exercise he gets sore and we treat him with plain old asprin. We had tried some of the other pain meds from the vet but he vomits them and seems to do better with just one plain asprin if given with food.
Most times he seems fine and has no trouble but somteime he does limp.
We have a heated sleeping pad for him and he loves that. I keep him fairly lean so as not to add any extra stress on the hip.
That is the best you can do.