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« Reply #20 on: February 14, 2019, 04:35:53 pm »

I had a gyp that had it so bad at 5-months that she got down and couldn't even get back up.  I sure had high hopes for her also.  Her brother is now 3yrs old and has never showed any signs of it but I won't ever breed him or the parents again just because of that and they are my two best dogs.  Tough break man.
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« Reply #21 on: February 14, 2019, 05:10:33 pm »

Sorry to hear that.
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« Reply #22 on: February 14, 2019, 09:07:11 pm »

Hip dysphasia is hereditary...I remember 40 years or so ago the German Shepherd breed had about a 25 percent chance of having it...it is hard to get rid of it for several reasons...a dog can have a real mild case of it so it goes unnoticed others develop it later in life after being bred...I believe the best way is to let them mature and then have them tested before breeding...
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« Reply #23 on: February 15, 2019, 05:32:16 am »

I hate that you had to go through this but i did take something away from here, I've seen what we describe as the "bunny hop" type of run in some of these curs that I've been messing with, particularly through a certain female, the dogs have never developed any type of lameness at all an especially not to the point the OP has to deal with, the very first line bred litter I ever made two of the females I kept displayed this, they are pushing 5 and the one I wound up keeping my ex father in law has her and pens cows with her, and had never seen her develop any lameness at all, I intentionally moved away from her and mates and found some very close cousins that I liked better and their the ones I've centered my breeding around them, but out of curiosity I'm going to take her and have her hips x rayed...


At what age can HD be seen in pups, my next litter is going to be a pair of dogs that are half siblings on the bottom and first cousins on top and just for my sake I'd like to have the litter checked...
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« Reply #24 on: February 15, 2019, 08:59:38 am »

Honestly, I used Rural King's Vet. Not sure if they are out in Texas yet but my regular Vet was too busy to see me and they were pretty good. It was $180 for exam, xrays, sedation, and rabies vaccine. I was really impressed and surprised how affordable it was. I understand most folks would cull and not even take the time to go to the vet to see what was wrong with a dog after several months. But I'm thinking about 10, 20, 30 years down the road, I don't want to reproduce this again. I really sucks, I got to watch this dog flip the switch and really impress me in the woods later to find at 1.5 years old she can't hunt anymore. $200 vet does not hold a candle to all the money and time it took to get here. I'm gonna give her son 2 months rest and rehab him, then try him again before I make a decision. Thanks for all the support and to those that thought HD, you were right.
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« Reply #25 on: February 20, 2019, 10:00:02 am »

Got great news today. It took a while because they really weren't 100% convinced she had hip dysplasia. After speaking with a couple different ortho vet specialist they do not think it's hip dysplasia and it's early osteoarthritis from running her too hard too young. Hopefully I can rehab her and get her back in the woods in the fall. But even better news I can breed her! But he did say running these dogs too hard too soon can be dangerous, I have never had an issue in years up to this point but will pay more attention in the future. Thanks for all the help! Just wanted to follow up.
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« Reply #26 on: February 20, 2019, 04:30:00 pm »

I sure hope it works out for you

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« Reply #27 on: February 20, 2019, 05:34:36 pm »

I am glad to hear it wasn't he, I have a hard time believing there is much he in performance bred dogs. It happens way more in the breeds that don't have to prove their worth in the field. Good luck getting it back going again.
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