Whining after walks

[Verivus]

Kaiser always whines when getting up from lying down after we take our walks, even if it's only for 2 miles at a time. Because of this I've cut down our walks to no more then 2 miles, but he continues to whine after walks. I'm tempted to take him to the vet, but he's fine otherwise. I don't think I'm exercising him too much; 2 miles seems quite tame to me for an 8 mo old GSD. Was wondering if anyone else has experienced this before?

[onyx'girl]

He may have a bout of Panosteitis, he's at the right age for it. Are you supplementing with vitamins/oils? If not C, E(natural human grade) and salmon oil should be introduced.

[Verivus]

I was really hoping it wouldn't be pano. I thought pano comes and goes? The whining after walks has, I believe, been constant. I do supplement vitamins/glucosamine, though off the top of my head I am not sure if it contains Vit C/E, I will have to check. I have salmon oil, I just hate giving it because it stinks terribly and he wont take capsules (which I also have). Guess I will have to suck it up and give it again.

[onyx'girl]

Pano can last for a few weeks or months. Vitamin C will reduce the length of the bout(it has anti-inflamatory properties) Start with 500 mg and up the dosage over a week to 2000mg split between meals. Try to get natural C with rosehips or citrus bioflavanoids. Many of the multi vitamins don't contain enough to help when needed. E can be given every few days, and only necessary if you are giving a fish oil. My dogs love the salmon oil gelcaps, they eat them as if they are a treat!

[Verivus]

I guess I will have to find some Vit C/E then since right now he gets a multivitamin. He will lick the capsules so they become mushy, but he refuses to eat it. He loves the bottled kind though. Should I be walking even less then 2 miles if it is still causing him to whine?

ETA:
He does love his flirt pole, should I just substitute that instead?

[onyx'girl]

I would do some tracking right now for mental exercise and limit his physical. The flirtpole may be worse than walking because he may skid or jump randomly making it worse. You can put the capsule in the back of the mouth by gently blowing on the dogs nostrils/they will open easier. Put it in the back of the throat as far as you can,cup your hands around the muzzle to keep the mouth closed and gently blow again, causing the dog to swallow. I have to do this to Kacie, because she won't eat a C. I also bought a pill crusher at Walmart for about $3 I use it when I feed ground meat.

[Verivus]

I guess now would be a good a time to start teaching him to track then... google here I come.

[LisaT]

Originally Posted by Verivus

Kaiser always whines when getting up from lying down after we take our walks, even if it's only for 2 miles at a time. Because of this I've cut down our walks to no more then 2 miles, but he continues to whine after walks. I'm tempted to take him to the vet, but he's fine otherwise. I don't think I'm exercising him too much; 2 miles seems quite tame to me for an 8 mo old GSD. Was wondering if anyone else has experienced this before?

My experience is that these dogs are typically pretty stoic about pain, and if there is this type of whining, there is real pain.

I don't know if you've seen a vet for this before, but I would want a diagnosis of what this is. Pano, HD, ED, tick disease, etc.

[Verivus]

Well I took him in today for x-rays. Thank you Lisa for the push. Look at his hips; they made me cry the whole drive home. Even taken from my crappy phone you can see how bad they are. Everytime I look at them I cry. He's only 8 freaking months old.

[LisaT]

I am so sorry those hips are such a mess

When I saw my girl's hip xrays, I almost fainted I was so sick to my stomach knowing the pain that she must have been in. She had hip surgery at 14 months.

For now, I would get some joint supplements and start megadosing until you see improvement, while you are evaluating what to do.