i gve calcium overdose to my 2 month GSD, he now showed symptoms of HipDysplasia and on Xray it ws confrmed?
i gve calcium overdose to my 2 month GSD, he now showed symptoms of HipDysplasia and on Xray it ws confrmed? General Dog Discussions
i gave calcium overdose to my 2 month German shepherd Dog, on advice of friends, dog trainer and a doctor that calcium dose to be increased 1 spoon every 20 days starting from 1 spoon per meal. by 1 month i went up to 4-5 spoons or sometimes even higher in his meal, he eventually started showing some hopping in his rear legs, i rushed to vet for checkup and on Xray, it ws found he suffered Hip DysplasiaI went up to other Vets and asked, they clearly told me to abandon the calcium supplements which could lead to hip dysplasia and other joint problems.,i feel very bad what i did to my dog,. as it was my first bog and i was over curious for everything and i got wrong advice from couple of places so i dint really realised what wrong it went.it showed mild dysplasia in 2.5 month old puppy. german shpherdothr factors i suspect is - hard and slippery floor, where my dog usually run and play ..######steps i took 1. carpet the room where he usually plays2. giving him 2 times walk3. abandon the use of supplements4. avoiding him running on hard floor 5. restricted the jumping and climbing on stairs or on from bedQQ is .. is there any other thing i can do to improve health of my dog.is Hip dysplasia curable ?i really love my dog and feel very very bad ..n sorry for bad english .:)