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I would like to start by saying I don't expect anyone to have a solution, but all comments are welcome.
Birbo is my third rescued GSD, he is 17 months old and my best friend. Last Thursday I had his hip rads done (as I do with all my GSD's simply because if they have bad hips I want to take preventative measures as early as possible). The good news is his hips are great, excellent coverage of the femoral head (a first for one of my dogs, as they were all rescues w/no guarantees). The bad news is there was a high density bony lesion just distal (away from) of the femoral head on his left femur. The lesion looks like a pano lesion except it has defined edges (uncharacteristic of pano). The doctors say they don't know what it is. Both of theses doctors are great (one is one of the most renowned orthopedic surgeons in my state) and I know them VERY well. They are both working really hard to make a diagnosis.
Monday a.m. I noticed Bo lifting that leg. I had both doctors examine him and they found that he is indeed painful in the area of that lesion. I had never noticed him being lame in that leg before. I bring Bo to work with me (I work at a vet clinic) every day and many people commented on his subdued attitude, asking me if he was drugged.
He was not, just didn't feel well. The doctors are saying that it could be anything from an old injury (unlikely b/c of it all of a sudden being painful) to something more serious (bone cyst/tumor). Whatever it is, its getting worse quickly. My last two GSD's died very young and tragically. So, I now have this fear that the problem is going to be a big deal! Keeping my fingers crossed that it is an unusual manifestation of pano!
Birbo is my third rescued GSD, he is 17 months old and my best friend. Last Thursday I had his hip rads done (as I do with all my GSD's simply because if they have bad hips I want to take preventative measures as early as possible). The good news is his hips are great, excellent coverage of the femoral head (a first for one of my dogs, as they were all rescues w/no guarantees). The bad news is there was a high density bony lesion just distal (away from) of the femoral head on his left femur. The lesion looks like a pano lesion except it has defined edges (uncharacteristic of pano). The doctors say they don't know what it is. Both of theses doctors are great (one is one of the most renowned orthopedic surgeons in my state) and I know them VERY well. They are both working really hard to make a diagnosis.
Monday a.m. I noticed Bo lifting that leg. I had both doctors examine him and they found that he is indeed painful in the area of that lesion. I had never noticed him being lame in that leg before. I bring Bo to work with me (I work at a vet clinic) every day and many people commented on his subdued attitude, asking me if he was drugged.
He was not, just didn't feel well. The doctors are saying that it could be anything from an old injury (unlikely b/c of it all of a sudden being painful) to something more serious (bone cyst/tumor). Whatever it is, its getting worse quickly. My last two GSD's died very young and tragically. So, I now have this fear that the problem is going to be a big deal! Keeping my fingers crossed that it is an unusual manifestation of pano!
