Walley 17-232
At a Glance #17-232
| Golden Retriever | Born: October 2017 |
| Male | 11 lbs |
Status: Adopted
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Saturday, February 3, 2018
Today was a big day for Walley, today was his adoption day! Walley is settling into his new life with two fur sisters, also RAGOM dogs, and a mom and dad who will give him everything he will need to live a wonderful life. Congratulations to the H family on your new addition to the family!
Sunday, January 7, 2018
Walley was born into RAGOM; his mama is Elisabeth 17-222A. He is a cute, cuddly little boy. He is playful and funny. He was also born with a hidden birth defect. To see Walley, you would not know what is hiding inside of him. I should say, what is not hiding inside of him. Walley is missing a good portion of the left femoral head. This may or may not mean he will need surgery in the future.
The hip consists of a ball-and-socket joint. The ball (a.k.a. femoral head) is the top part of the femur or thigh bone. The socket is the part of the hip that the ball fits into. A normal hip joint is held in place by muscles, a deep socket and strong ligaments.
When Walley went in for his neuter appointment, they look the dogs over pretty good and the vet noticed a noise in his left hip as she extended it. She recommended that we get a x-ray. That is what we did and this is how we determined he had this problem. We sent the results to a surgeon who looked at it, and this is her recommendation.
Certainly a bad skeletal design, but not a guarantee that the pup will have a mobility problem. He is too young to predict, and too young to do an aggressive prophylactic/salvage procedure.
I'd let the pup grow up with no limitations. Add in a glucosamine/chondroitin supplement if you like, but no solid evidence whatsoever to say it will help anything. No special dietary recommendations.
Walley needs to be kept lean to minimize pressure on the hips and kept strong so his muscles hold the joints.
Walley gets around just fine, has no lameness and is not in any pain. If you looked at him you would see a very normal puppy.
Walley is looking for a home that is willing to adopt him knowing he may need medical intervention in his future. I wish we could look into a crystal ball and see what it has in store for this little guy, but we can't. His family will need to accept him the way he is and be willing to give him the medical treatments he may need. We never do get a guarantee on the future of our fur kids; this x-ray does give us a clue as to what might become a reality.
Walley is a sweet boy and deserves to have his very own forever home. Could that home be with you?
