growing pains

Maria99F4 · 02-06-2012, 12:46 PM

i have a german shepherd that will be 6 months on the 18th. he has been to the vet 3 times in the last 3 weeks. i took him cause every time he would mover he would moan and yipe in pain. the vet said he has growing pains.they just put him on a pain killer and steroids. they seem to be helping him. he has been gaining about 15lbs a month, but im not over feeding him. he is already 65lbs. is there any i can do to help him besides giving him the medication?

TaZoR · 02-06-2012, 12:50 PM

Never hurts to get a second opinion. Do you know which joint or movement causes the pain? Any limping? Maybe a couple xrays are in order. He may have swallowed something sharp and that could perforate his bowels..

1sttimeforgsd · 02-06-2012, 02:28 PM

Maybe limit his exercise so that he is not running or jumping, keep him on a leash till his symptoms start getting better. That is what I did with my boy and it worked ok for us. Good luck with your boy and I hope that it is just growing pains and he will be fine.

Courtney · 02-06-2012, 02:29 PM

Could this be pano?

GSDBESTK9 · 02-06-2012, 02:29 PM

What are you feeding him?

Courtney · 02-06-2012, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by GSDBESTK9

What are you feeding him?

You beat me to it, just coming back to ask the same question!

Maria99F4 · 02-07-2012, 10:26 AM

he is on beniful puppy. the vet said not to change him over to adult till he is 10 months. he is always kept on a leash due to the fact that my yard is not fensed in. however we do sometimes put on in a 100ft lead if were outside with him. but since his pain started we have not been doing that cause we want to limit his running, jumping, exc... it is in his front legs mostly. but back legs get it to but very rarely. i have seen two different vets about this and they both said the same thing. i even asked if they could do X-rays to be sure. he is now on a pain killer and steroids and they seem to be really helping him alot with the pain. he has not been having any issues. i just cant wait till this is over because he is only 6 months and all he wants to do is play and i feel like i cant play with him. its like i have a china doll and not a puppy!!!!!

Maria99F4 · 02-07-2012, 10:27 AM

also we could see that his joints were very swollen and since on the medication the swelling has gone down and there back to normal

TaZoR · 02-07-2012, 10:36 AM

Thats great news, keep us posted. I cant imagine not letting my puppy run around, all that energy. He must be driving you nuts. Lol

Maria99F4 · 02-07-2012, 10:42 AM

OMG he is lol he comes up and sits in front of me with that look like mommy i wanna play! please play with me! and i try to play with him as long as he is not running around to much.

02-06-2012, 12:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Maria99F4 New Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: PA Posts: 14	growing pains i have a german shepherd that will be 6 months on the 18th. he has been to the vet 3 times in the last 3 weeks. i took him cause every time he would mover he would moan and yipe in pain. the vet said he has growing pains.they just put him on a pain killer and steroids. they seem to be helping him. he has been gaining about 15lbs a month, but im not over feeding him. he is already 65lbs. is there any i can do to help him besides giving him the medication? __________________ Deuce - GSD DOB - 08/18/2011

02-06-2012, 02:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
1sttimeforgsd Crowned Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: West Virginia Posts: 4,897	Maybe limit his exercise so that he is not running or jumping, keep him on a leash till his symptoms start getting better. That is what I did with my boy and it worked ok for us. Good luck with your boy and I hope that it is just growing pains and he will be fine. __________________ karen, mom to: ace-gsd (bi-color) 6/14/2010 mandy-yellow lab 1/31/2009 baby-terrier mix 11/25/2000

02-06-2012, 02:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
GSDBESTK9 Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 28,438	What are you feeding him? __________________ Carolina Johnson http://www.johnsonhaus.com http://www.carolinak9photography.com

02-07-2012, 10:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
Maria99F4 New Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: PA Posts: 14	he is on beniful puppy. the vet said not to change him over to adult till he is 10 months. he is always kept on a leash due to the fact that my yard is not fensed in. however we do sometimes put on in a 100ft lead if were outside with him. but since his pain started we have not been doing that cause we want to limit his running, jumping, exc... it is in his front legs mostly. but back legs get it to but very rarely. i have seen two different vets about this and they both said the same thing. i even asked if they could do X-rays to be sure. he is now on a pain killer and steroids and they seem to be really helping him alot with the pain. he has not been having any issues. i just cant wait till this is over because he is only 6 months and all he wants to do is play and i feel like i cant play with him. its like i have a china doll and not a puppy!!!!! __________________ Deuce - GSD DOB - 08/18/2011

02-07-2012, 10:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
Maria99F4 New Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: PA Posts: 14	also we could see that his joints were very swollen and since on the medication the swelling has gone down and there back to normal __________________ Deuce - GSD DOB - 08/18/2011

02-06-2012, 12:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
TaZoR Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: collegeville, pa Posts: 276	Never hurts to get a second opinion. Do you know which joint or movement causes the pain? Any limping? Maybe a couple xrays are in order. He may have swallowed something sharp and that could perforate his bowels..

02-06-2012, 02:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Courtney Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,922	Could this be pano?

02-07-2012, 10:36 AM	#9 (permalink)
TaZoR Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: collegeville, pa Posts: 276	Thats great news, keep us posted. I cant imagine not letting my puppy run around, all that energy. He must be driving you nuts. Lol

02-07-2012, 10:42 AM	#10 (permalink)
Maria99F4 New Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: PA Posts: 14	OMG he is lol he comes up and sits in front of me with that look like mommy i wanna play! please play with me! and i try to play with him as long as he is not running around to much. __________________ Deuce - GSD DOB - 08/18/2011

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