dimondites

Diagnose #6… No neurological disorder. Actually, the neurologist couldn’t understand why East was sent to him in the first place. Zero sign of neurological issues. Maybe a pinched nerve.

It’s back to potential hip dysplasia again.

I just read about Panosteitis. His leg lameness did shift back and forth between two legs for a while. He’s been lame now for about four months. I’m hoping maybe it’s this? He seems to be better, actually. Either that or I’m forcing myself to see the positive in all this. He’s a good dog. I want him to be healthy and happy.

Panosteitis

“Pano” is a disease of large, rapidly growing puppies between five and twelve months of age. The cause is unknown, but males are affected four times as often as females. Symptoms include intermittent lameness in one or more legs that is unrelated to trauma. A characteristic sign is pain and lameness that shifts from one limb to another over the course of several weeks or months. X-rays show increased density in a long bone. Lameness may persist for several months, but symptoms usually disappear by the time the dog is twenty months old.  (via Have Paws Will Travel)