Moderate to severe hip dysplasia in 8 month old pit bull
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 6:08 am
Rue is an 8 month old, spayed female pit bull mix who started showing signs of PL pain and lameness about 2 months ago. Her pain is progressive. She was recently diagnosed with moderate to severe bilateral hip dysplasia and mild OA.
Recent Penn Hip results:
Distraction Index (DI): Right DI = 0.90, Left DI = 0.81.
Osteoarthritis (OA): Radiographic evidence of MILD OA on the right hip, evidence of MILD OA on the left hip.
Interpretation
Distraction Index (DI): The laxity ranking is based on the hip with the greater laxity (larger DI). In this case the DI used is 0.90.
OA Risk Category: The DI is greater than or equal to 0.70. This patient is at high risk for hip OA.
She is currently in a lot of pain and really weight shifting off of her pelvic limbs.
She is currently on Carprofen and Gabapentin for pain and just started Adequan injections two weeks ago.
I am looking for other tools to manage her pain that are safe in a growing puppy.
Can laser be safely used on a growing dog if growth plate areas are avoided? Such as only treating sore muscles.
Tools I have available at the clinic - PEMF, Acupuncture, Class iV laser, shockwave, Estim/NMES
Once she is less painful I plan to work on PL and core strenghtening, balance and coordination and proper posture retraining.
Thank you in advance for your insight
Dr. Wendy Robinson
Recent Penn Hip results:
Distraction Index (DI): Right DI = 0.90, Left DI = 0.81.
Osteoarthritis (OA): Radiographic evidence of MILD OA on the right hip, evidence of MILD OA on the left hip.
Interpretation
Distraction Index (DI): The laxity ranking is based on the hip with the greater laxity (larger DI). In this case the DI used is 0.90.
OA Risk Category: The DI is greater than or equal to 0.70. This patient is at high risk for hip OA.
She is currently in a lot of pain and really weight shifting off of her pelvic limbs.
She is currently on Carprofen and Gabapentin for pain and just started Adequan injections two weeks ago.
I am looking for other tools to manage her pain that are safe in a growing puppy.
Can laser be safely used on a growing dog if growth plate areas are avoided? Such as only treating sore muscles.
Tools I have available at the clinic - PEMF, Acupuncture, Class iV laser, shockwave, Estim/NMES
Once she is less painful I plan to work on PL and core strenghtening, balance and coordination and proper posture retraining.
Thank you in advance for your insight
Dr. Wendy Robinson