Touch of a limp leg

Isaac has a touch of a limp in his front left leg so I’ve limited his activity. He’s been getting fairly fiesty with the two hose game and I am hoping that it’s not pano (panosteitis). Not sure I completely understand pano though (seems to be a disease some say, some disagree), the vet described it in my last GSD as shin splints/growing pains and that rest was the answer. I’ve checked and it’s not anything in his nails or pads. I think his brain doesn’t realize that he’s a 65 or 70 pound growing dog and not a 12 week old puppy.

After a couple days of rest we’ll see if things are the same, better, or worse and go from there.

Update – 10-2-2008

The limp/lameness has rotated between the two front legs (currently seems to be his front left). Again he doesn’t seem to be too bothered by it, and I haven’t taken him to the vet.

I’ve checked the pads, nails, dew claw, and sholder/legs to see if he is guarding anything. He guards EVERYTHING chomp chomp, just kidding…seems all is well from that perspective. From past experience I think I am going to ride it out without a visit to the vet, because the only option is x-rays to check for gray darker spots in the legs (where the bone appears denser). Then there still isn’t a lot they can do except rest and time.

Here is more information:

http://www.jersey.net/~mountaindog/berner1/lpano.htm
http://www.bodeus.com/health.htm#pano
http://www.gsdhelpline.com/pano.htm

I am considering the following product (not that they have proven anything helps some claim Vitamin C)

http://www.k9power.com/joint_strong.php

The only issue is one suggestion is to cut back on the percentage of protien and this would add 16% to what he currently gets with his Canidae which provides 24%.

Just as the stomach issues end the leg issues begin…at least he’s happy and likes Kerry and Noah (in that order) A LOT.

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