I don't know anything about bred standards but have had some experience with Canine hip dysphasia.
Koko my lab/golden mix was diagnosed with hip dysphasia at age 10 months. She had come up lame and was hobbling very badly. I was refered to a ortho Vet for an evaluation. Once there he acknowledged that she had hip dysphasia but because of her hips she had damaged both CCL's and would require knee surgery before anything else could be done. This Vet only did the TPLO type of CCL surgery. After doing a lot of research I decided that The TPLO procedures had to many risk. I contacted a friend that was a Equine Vet in New Mexico and ask his opinion. He refered me to the head of surgery at Auburn University, where he had attended Vet School. THE Auburn Ortho Vet told me that there were some risk with the TPLO procedure and if I felt better about the old tried and proven suture methold they could do this at Auburn because they taught their Vet Students both methods.
They performed surgery on one knee and then 6 weeks later the other. We had Koko in a crate for 12 weeks with only brief periods out to go to do her business. She was a real trooper through the whole thing.
The Vets at Auburn recommeded that we not do surgery on her hips. They thought with moderate exercise and supplements of glucosamine and chondroitin that she would be ok with limited pain.
Koko's knees have not given her any problems in 3 years since the surgery. She does have hip pain from time to time and I have to make sure she doesn't over do the running and playing. When a low pressure weather front comes through that brings rain you can always tell she is in pain during these times. I usually give her an anti-inflammatory drug and she will usually be ok the next day. I imagine as she gets older the arthritis in her hips will get worst, I guess time will tell. She is a happy active wonderful dog that I would be lost without.![]()





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