Hip dysplasia in labs need advice from the experienced

Could be hip dysplasia, torn or damaged ACL, or neurological damage. Minimize movement and running until you take him to your vet and have it diagnosed.

Until you know what is wrong, how can it be treated properly?

rmasonschneider wrote:
Our 10year old lab is having a real hard time with his hip to a point where a short sprint at the dog run will keep him from walking one of the legs for the rest of the day.

I suspect that if you were having a real hard time with your hip to a point where a short sprint will keep you from walking on one your legs for the rest of the day, you would be at your doctor's office seeking medical advice, medicine to relieve the pain, and would do whatever to keep the pain away.

Why in the world would you not do the same thing for your dog? He cannot speak for himself, and is totally dependent on you to give him relief.

Take him to a vet and do whatever needs to be done. You owe that to your dog!

Seeking advice from an Internet forum does not count as seeking medical treatment.

I am sorry but I get so mad when people do not care for their animals appropriately.

Our vet prescribed Vetprofen and Glucosamine/Chondroitin from Walmart for our 9 year old lab. He does much better.

You really should take your baby to the vet. It could be a number of things. Once you have an answer to what is going on, you will know your options, and there are a lot of people both here and elsewhere who can give you LOTS of advice.

Go online and order Synflex, it's a liquid glucosamine that worked a miricle with my 12 year old Golden.

First few days double the amount suggested and then use it on his food twice a day. I would order 3 at a time for like $69.00, well worth it. My Golden couldn't get up and I had called the vet to see what the steps were for putting him down. That night I was all over the web for something that would help! I found Synflex, read many reviews and had it sent over night.

Do your own search on it but for my Golden it was a miracle worker!

Are you sure it's hip dysplasia? From what you are describing it sounds more like a damaged cruciate ligament, something labs are prone to. Just a thought.

Have you asked a vet if it is harmful to let him run? Our daughters black lab has this and they were told to discourage any running or play that involved changing direction often. He has trouble getting up and down now. Did know someone who had a different breed of dog with hip displasia that did have the surgery and it worked well for them/their dog. Vet's office did the surgery, no special surgical center was required.