Staci, I'm sorry I missed this thread earlier. With my limited time on Pet Talk, I seem to miss quite a few "important" threads.

I can imagine Keegan will be one very happy Golden girl around 1 pm today!

My very first Golden, Taffey, lived to be 13 1/2 with moderate hip dysplasia. As Pfred stated earlier, the remedy was plain old aspirin. Of course I didn't know about anything else back in those days. The best part of it is, that remedy worked and when she over did it, she needed more rest for a couple of days after. She loved to swim (what Golden doesn't) and I took her too the lake reguarly during the summer to help loosen her joints up.

Don't let her jump but make sure she gets regular exercise. It's important to keep the hip joints limber and low impact exercise is very important. Of course you already know she needs to lose a few more pounds to help out there too. You've done a great job helping her slim down already but keep going. She can stand to lose a few more. Dixie's losing weight now too so maybe Keegan and Dixie can do it together!

{{{{{HUGS}}}}} to both you and Keegan! She is one very special GOLDEN GIRL!!!!