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I'm sorry your Ole dog has health problems. As you said, it's not his fault and you love him--no matter what. He's a cute dog with his floppy ears and big brown eyes. I'm with the others who suggested a 2d opinion. The breeders should be punished somehow for their part in his health problem... but probably will not be. I know you'll do the best you can for Ole. Good Luck! Kay in NC
This makes me so sad that such a young dog has to go through all this pain because a breeder just wants to make a buck. There has to be some way to get the word out to stop her from breeding, or at least warn people not to buy puppies from her so she'll have no reason to breed. Poor Ole, he sounds like such a sweet pup. :love:
There's a dog we groom, he's a boerboel, the guy who bred him seemed very responsible, we've been grooming his dog for years, she's a great dog, seems very healthy. He told us all about the process of breeding her, he even drove to another state to get her bred, he thought he researched and picked a great dog to breed her with. Well all of the puppies but one died, and the one that lived his a horrible mess. :( He's so sweet but he's so screwed up with severe hip and elbow displaysia he can barely walk. His owner knows its only a matter of time before he has to put him to sleep. He's a huge dog (over 100 lbs for sure), if he can't walk there isn't much that can be done...wheelchair won't work because his front and his back are messed up. His elbows are big and shaped weird. It's breaks my heart this poor dog has to go through all this from puppyhood. At least the guy who bred him is going to be way more careful about who he chooses to breed the mom to again. She's not the problem, he had her hips/elbows checked, it was the dog he bred her to. That dog had those problems, and I believe he was a dog who won shows, from high quality lines...I'm sorry but any dog who carries those genetic problems should be banned from dog shows and breeding. The show world needs to do more about genetic testing before allowing dogs to compete in shows.
I do hope you report all this to the Basset breeding org, as someone suggested. There will be a lot more dogs suffering like poor Ole if those so-called breeders aren't stopped. :(
You might want to browse here and see if there is anything that might help Ole. You don't necessarily have to buy from these people - but you might see something you can find locally.
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This is my third vet that I have seen for Ole. All have said the same thing. That surgery is an option but they don't recommend it because he has joint problems in ALL of his limbs. They said that if he were to have any type of surgery it would just cause added stress and pain on his other limbs. His left hind leg is probably the worse off that's the one he has the luxating patella and the hip dyspelsia that is already causing him problems. I hate that he has to go thru all of this at such a young age, heck at any age a dog shouldn't have THIS many problems. The glucose that he is getting will hopefully help. The vet that recommended it said that she has seen amazing results of dogs that have been on it. I just have to watch him to make sure he doesn't gain too much weight or hurts himself in any way because that can cause him more pain.
He has been getting spoiled. He got to go to school with me for a project and got to be played with by 16 preschoolers. Also Monday he will be going to work with me to visit some of his favorite residents.
Thanks for all the replies and the support. Means a lot to me and Ole:love:
I have been a long time lurker. You don't know me but I feel really bad for Ole. Ole was the reason I joined Pet Talk.
I just lost my 12 year old chi/x who died in my arms two weeks ago an hour after I left the vet. I went there because I thought that I was in denial.
I was always told he had really bad luxating patellas which would deteriorate and need surgery down the line. So I decided to become proactive and started giving him Glucosamine, MSM, and Chondroitin. I used Sea Mobility Ark Naturals Chicken Jerky. He never needed surgery and he took it for 12 years. That was his only treat and he loved it. I would break it up and play Hide-It for a mental exercise. He could jump and never had a problem until the last week of his life.
Also accupuncture is known to have some miraculous results.
Good Luck with Ole. I hope you find something to make him feel more comfortable.
Fran
I'm so sorry to hear about Ole. This is very sad news indeed. I wish the breeder would steralize the parents so this heartache would not happen to other folks. He's a gorgeous, precious pup. He does not deserve this, nor do you. I'm very sorry. I hope for thes best :( Hugs!