Hi both, thank you for your advice, ive followed everyones instructions and it
seams to have cleared up for the moment. Ive altered his bed and changed his
diet Ive never read so many backs of dog food packets.Once again many thanks its
a worrying time. Regards Adele

Pat Blenkey & Brian Casey <dobes@...> wrote: Hi Adele:

Sounds like Diesel has panosteitis, also known as 'wandering lameness' - so
chances are he's not manipulating you. :-) I'm surprised your vet isn't aware of
it though. It's sort of like 'growing pains' in children where there's fairly
rapid growth. We used to see it a lot, but since we make it a point to no longer
feed our puppies high protein 'puppy food', we've pretty well eliminated it.
We've also cut out supplements. If it is 'pano' you'll find that it's a
self-eliminating thing and he will grow out of it. As you've found, Dobermans
are a stoic breed and it's hard to elicit discomfort on examination.

Feeding a moderate (protein/fat/calorie), meat based high quality diet in
moderate amounts will keep growth slow and even.

JMO, Pat
Pat Blenkey & Brian Casey
Wrath-Liberator Dobermans Perm Reg'd
Harley, Ontario, Canada
http://www.wrath-liberator.com

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