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04-07-2011, 04:44 PM
Originally Posted by Tupacs2legs 
Handsome lad
One thing imo is he is carrying a bit too much weight for his age
Although he spoke no words in return, his face said it all so i snapped you a quick picture
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04-07-2011, 05:54 PM
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04-07-2011, 08:35 PM
Peeps may disagree but there are not many breeds that should be that weight at 6 months of age....bones are soft and still developing,he should look like a gangly puppy rather than a full grown dog!.
Also only one vet I've worked with in 19 years was anygood at dogs weights ,most havnt a clue they leave that up to us vn's
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04-07-2011, 08:50 PM
Originally Posted by Rhustie
Hi, wondering if a trip to the vets is necessary...
Had our 6 month old Akita x Mastiff out for a very long walk yesterday, and he seemed fine afterwards. Had him out again later on in the evening and he had slowed down somewhat towards the end of our trundle.
Having got him home, he collapsed and had a good hours sleep before being fed. He ate fine, and went for a good lay down again.
Before bed, he was let out for his last wee's and poo's etc, then normally he would come into the house and go to bed...
I had shouted him and left the door open expecting him to come in as he usually does, but he didn't, he just stayed in his kennel. I went to coerce him out, but he seemed quite stubborn, so i propped him up on his front legs assuming he was just being a tired obnoxious little man, and figured that by getting the ball rolling he'd soon do the rest on his own, he didn't. I put my arms in towards his back end and propped him up there too, he let out a little cry.
He went inside after a couple more seconds, but his back legs moved outwards and round to come forward as oppose to bending at the joints to come forward, seeming very very stiff!
This AM i had intended to call the vets to book an appointment for tomorrow, but only the emergency vet is available and she cannot book future appointments.
He seems to be much less stiff this AM, and i have run his legs through their normal motion (hand under paw bringing up towards the side of the belly) without any difficulty, crys, or unusual stiffness.
Is it possible that he simply has/had stiff legs from the running around he did yesterday? It was quite a long walk and he did get himself a little excited at points!
I'm considering seeing how he progresses over the next day or two, and if the stiffness persists, taking him to the vets asap.
I'm dreading such things as hip dysplasia and early onset arthritis!
Thanks
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05-07-2011, 09:30 AM
The vet put his stiffness down to being overworked at his young age, and advised us to shorten his walk time to 30mins per walk. He went on to say that if we wanted to we could walk him 10 times a day, just so long as each walk wasn't in excess of 30 mins; this being said, i think we'll just stick to his AM & PM walk for now
The vet suggested we get an x-ray done in the next couple months to see if hip-dyslpasia is evident, and gave us some very helpful advice as to how this can be managed and treated.
He gave us some anti-inflamatories and instructed that we see how Bill fairs after a day or two on them.
All in all, a positive outlook. The vets primary concern was the angle of Bill's 'hocks', he suggested that they seemed very upright, and that they should more closely resemble a 50-70 degree angle to the floor. Bill's are around the 80-85 degree angle. The vet suggested that this may the cause of his apparent stiff walking, and that with time this may blend out, but we should keep a close eye on him in the mean time.
Re his weight, the vet suggested that his weight was ideal. I mentioned that some people had commented on him possibly being a chubster, the vet laughed and remarked on Bill being an Akita x Mastiff and that he would look huge to many, but surely was not and was instead at a perfect size.
Anyhow, i'll keep updates coming if their are any significant developments, and thank you all for the advice, you've been very helpful!
Originally Posted by k9walkies
If your worried about hip dysplasia you should have got a pup from hip scored parents and you shouldn't take a large breed puppy for long walks either
Thank you for the friendly advice...
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Location: Red Deer, AB, Canada
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05-07-2011, 09:51 AM
We get a ton of Chow mixes off the first nations reserves we rescue off of, and they often have those straight hocks.
Odd that your vet didn't know that
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05-07-2011, 09:55 AM
Originally Posted by Sara'n'Scout
Akitas and Chows have very straight hocks. I actually noticed that right away in your pics and thought to myself oh yeah, there's the Akita! LOL
We get a ton of Chow mixes off the first nations reserves we rescue off of, and they often have those straight hocks.
Odd that your vet didn't know that
His knees do bend, without any difficulty, but he seems to choose....not to...weird little ****** he is
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05-07-2011, 10:03 AM
Originally Posted by Sara'n'Scout
Yeah, I think the straight hocked dogs tend to walk with a more stiff-legged gait, but you'd have to ask an expert, I just know this from trying to peg breeds in rez dogs LOL
Thanks again for this, i'll keep it in mind and see how Bill develops over the next few months with much shorter walks. I'll make a note to bring this to the attention of the vet next time Bill goes for his visit, hopefully it's just something that slipped the vets' mind
Time to go all obsessive compulsive on you tube and watch videos of Akitas walking around
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