Treating Osteoarthritis and Osteosclerosis in dog 2 years and under? What are the possible causes?
This guy is an 18m/o Border Collie, he came to me 3 weeks ago as a shelter pull. He was a stray with no known history, he had pneumonia, was 15lbs under weight and not eating, he was unable to sit and showed L Rear hip/leg swelling and pain to the touch for the first 3 days, 3 weeks later he is able to sit, run and jump on furniture comfortably. He was officially diagnosed with early stage Osteoarthritis and Osteosclerosis today. So far, I have been treating it with a good protein rich non-grain/corn diet, joint supplements (starting today), regular informal massages and a healthy weight maintenance program. My ideas so far for causes are; early prolonged nourishment, genetic/congenital, hindered circulation or auto-immune. Any details would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi there!
Congratulations on your dog! And i must admit, you must really be a kind-hearted person to share your home with this dog. His very lucky to have you.
Anyway,you may want to do some readings about your dog’s condition so you can continue giving him some proper support. Here, try this one:
http://dogtime.com/arthritis.html
I would agree with your proposed causes. Early and severe malnutrition to impede proper development as well as circulation problems which would also contribute either by lack of circulation in certain areas, or inflammation in the joints or whatever areas are now suffering from the disorder. Genetics or congenial abnormalities are also probable. Hormonal disorders are also associated with osteoarthritis/osteosclerosis in humans, I would assume that it’s also a possibility in dogs.
did you run a tick panel? cause Lyme can do it too and you don’t know he ddidn’t come from a Lyme area…