Hip Dysplasia
Our 170 lb Newfoundland has hip dysplasia. We had traveled with him in the past but now he will not be able to climb the pet ramp to ride in our Supper Crew truck. We are treating his condition with t...
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Billinwoodland wrote:
When buying pups, be sure to check on the status of the parents. I personally will not buy a pup that does not have OFA or Penn clean hips for both the dam and stud. That is your best insurance against having to deal with hip dysplasia later in life. For some breeds, you want to be sure the parent stock also has clean elbows and retinas.
at this point, this advice seems a bit late?
to the OP, i'm in a similar boat...
I've trained my malamute to climb up while I support his rear end... that works for getting in, and he'll climb down the ramp on his own getting out. He doesn't have bad hips but instead has damaged the CCL in both knees from too much jumping as a youngster.
It was easy with the half ton grocery getter, the back seat wasn't much higher than a passenger car, but with the new three quarter, it's a good climb into that seat.
