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dog may be hurt?

Posted : 8/19/2006 2:21:02 PM

Recently, Ive had the pleasure of getting a Newfoundland Puppy named Moose. Hes 3 1/2 months old. The only health issue that might exist happens during walks. About 2 or 3 times during a good walk he yelps and bites at his but, sometimes sitting down cause it hurts. Ive checked him for fleas and ticks, got him the shampoo, a collar, and the drops- and the groomer says thats not the problem. What else could be causing this behavior... theres no other symptoms. Help me please!

loveukaykay

Posted : 8/19/2006 2:42:28 PM

Do you know how to check if his anal glands are full? Its probably something to do with that, may be impacted or infected even... have the vet check it out.

magilacudy

Posted : 8/19/2006 3:03:56 PM

Yes I would say anal glands need checking, or could it be worms?

Melissa Camiel

Posted : 8/19/2006 3:23:07 PM

I ditto the anal gland issue.
I don't think he needs flea drops, flea shampoo, AND a flea collar. Thats a whole lot of chemicals to put on your pup. Usually, the drops (frontline plus or advantage brands) is all you need take care of fleas.

marynh

Posted : 8/19/2006 3:34:42 PM

gorgeous pup
get his hips x-rayed for good measure - sometimes biting at the hips can be a sign of hip dysplasia

jones

Posted : 8/19/2006 3:44:53 PM

I was thinking along the same lines as Mary... get his hips checked. If he had fleas I would expect him to fussing at other body parts besides his hind end, plus it sounds like he's pretty loaded up on anti-flea stuff. He is really cute, I've never seen a Newf in those colors - is that the "Landseer" coloring?

forpaws

Posted : 8/19/2006 4:11:42 PM

You can check for anal glands, however, it has been my experience if the anus is not inflamed and buldging, which would be very noticeable. I would as someone said, hips checked for hip displasia, also, a vertabrea problem, nuerological problems that sort of thing.

He is a handsome fur kid.

Dale harney

Posted : 8/19/2006 7:06:08 PM

Thank you! now ill have some information when I take him to the vet in a couple days. Ill post what his diagnosis is just incase someone else has a similar problem. Thanks again

k.m.a

Posted : 8/19/2006 9:35:48 PM

Well, anything I would say has been said but, ..

Eeee! So cute! [

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Terri

Posted : 8/20/2006 1:10:08 AM

Yes, definitely keep us posted on what the vet says. Moose is such a cutie! Post more pictures please. [

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Xebby

Posted : 8/20/2006 2:41:23 AM

My dog suffers from both hip displaysia and anil gland problems. Any time I see her even lick the back end I express the glads, I do not want to deal with anouther rupture. If it is displaysia you might also notice a bit of a limp while walking. You have to realize that big dogs have big problems, their weight alone may put pressure on joints and cause pain, a good join supliment is almost nessisary in larger dogs. Do you have contact with the breeder? My first guess is it's a heratitary problem so if the parent or relitive dogs have a similar problem you will have a good guess at what's going on with your pup. If you can contact them and ask if any of ther dog do the same and if so what they do to treat it. If you don't have that connection then a good visit with the vet may help you get started.

mrv

Posted : 8/20/2006 6:31:46 AM

Newfs can have significant skeletal problems. A puppy this young could also be experiencing a round of panno (developmental condition when the bone grows to quickly) Preliminary xrays for hips (do elbows too), a diagnostic check for panno would be things I would try. I would also take him off puppy food and find a good premium adult food readily available in my area and switch to that over a 10 to 14 day period.

ladiebug

Posted : 8/20/2006 9:18:05 PM

FYI, panno or pano is = panosteitis

Discovered is a short time ago when my dogs began going through it. I took each one to a bone specialist, for fear it may have been something like cancer. Anyway, the vet suggested that I take them off the puppy food, he said "less protein is better, puppies are supposed to look gangly until they grow into their bodies."

He expalined that pano is an inflammation of the long bones. I received a better description of it here: "growing pains, the dog grows too fast for the long bones to keep up." They do outgrow this, I've been told.

He's ADORABLE, my best.