up until recently, i ( pretty olive), can do a mean tsunami walk that would put shamcey supsup to shame. should the video clip below play successfully, this is a milder version of MY tsunami walk. the meds did their work in correcting my way of walking.
yes, i have hip dysplasia.
wikipedia defines this as:
"Hip dysplasia is an abnormal formation of the hip socket that, in its more severe form, can eventually cause crippling lameness and painful arthritis of the joints. It is a genetic (polygenic) trait that is affected by environmental factors. It can be found in many animals and occasionally in humans, but is most commonly associated with dogs, and is common in many dog breeds, particularly the larger breeds."
while this disease can be hereditary in nature, it can be induced by some environmental factors including: too much love for food resulting in an overweight condition, too adventurous even at an early age causing injury while still young or overexertion on hip joint, or a too zealous over exercise human who brings their pup during jogging. And this is just a few of how it can happen.
my case is more of me looking extremely cute when i am all full and chubby thus my human thinks i should never go without food.
but seeing me in pain and limping around was just too much of a discomfort and was too worrying for my human thus, upon the advice of doc jerry, i had to:
- take calcium supplements, daily
- take hip&joint tablets to enhance healing
- exercise!
- eat only Dog food.
- NOT have human and table food ( this was the worst torture!)
and it all worked! i don't bunny hop anymore, i pretty much walk straighter than before and my hind legs are now fuller. i am a lot slimmer and sexier, too! :D
so, to all humans who love your dogs, proper food, diet and exercise goes a long way.
that goes for both the HUMAN and the DOG.
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