Hi from South Africa

[SA Corgi]

Hi I'm Braam a proud Corgi owner from Durban in South Africa! my Pooch's name is Myfanwy and she is 10 months old now!
Oh yes I'm a keen photographer as well so go have a look in the gallery!

[disraeli]

HI Braam...welcome to the site. I know someone who used to live in Durban...he said it was a nice place.

Will go check out your gallery.

[corgimom]

Hello Braam and Mcfanwy

Welcome to Go Corgi, love the pictures of your pup, just checked them all out.

My name is Linda, and my Pem Boy Cody, is 10 1/2 months old.

You will meet lots of nice people here.

[SA Corgi]

hi was actually out looking for advice when I came accross the site..Myfanwy was Diagnosed with grade 3+ Hip Dysplasia today it's so sad she is such an active dog..But we'll be looking at FHO surgery in the next few months to ensure her quality of life..till then we're going to get her to swim as much as possible and get het as slim and trim as possible!!

Any guys out there whose dog has had the op?? Advice please!

[Hayashi_eri]

Wow South Africa!! Hi This is Eri & Buta (2yrs old Pembroke Corgi) from SIngapore!

[corgimom]

Originally Posted by SA Corgi

hi was actually out looking for advice when I came accross the site..Myfanwy was Diagnosed with grade 3+ Hip Dysplasia today it's so sad she is such an active dog..But we'll be looking at FHO surgery in the next few months to ensure her quality of life..till then we're going to get her to swim as much as possible and get het as slim and trim as possible!!

Any guys out there whose dog has had the op?? Advice please!

What was Myfanwy's symptoms in regards to the Hip Dysplasia. And she is so young?

[SA Corgi]

She starts dragging her back legs in the morning or after a run on the beach, she was bunny hopping with both back legs together, and the hips and back legs were painful..

[corgimom]

That is just very sad at such a young age. You said she was diagnosed today - what is the vets plan for treatment? When does he think the appropriate time to have surgery will be/what determines that?

[SA Corgi]

She'll be on drug treatment for the next 6 months till she is fully grown, taking two drugs Previcox and Fortiflex which help with pain and inflamation..She said the biggest mistake we can make is to limit her exersize too much as the muscles need to be strong for the FHO. it's a tricky one, not too much exersize but you don't want her picking up weight either that just compounds the problem..

[corgimom]

http://www.offa.org/


http://www.workingdogs.com/vchipdysplasia.htm

http://www.thepetcenter.com/xra/hd.html

I found these links for you with some info; You probably already know this.

Did you contact the person you got your dog from to let them know about the situation?

[tandemgal]

Welcome Braam,


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[Fluffypants]

Welcome to the site! I wish that you joined purely for fun, but we are glad to help in any way we can. I hope that things turn out well for Myfanwy - she's a beauty, by the way.

[disraeli]

Sorry to hear your baby is hurting. I hope her treatment goes well.

[Michael Romanos]

Braam - how traumatic for you and for McFanwy. If you got your Corgi from a reputable breeder there should be some major comeback for you.

Hip Dysplasia can clearly show out at a young age or years down the track. It is probably best you know now so that treatment can be more effective.
McFanwy needs to build up her strength and muscles and the best way to do this without increasing her exercising time - in fact she could do less - is in taking her regularly (three-four times a week) up steepish hills and steps - but not letting her run or race around freely but keeping to your walking pace and sticking to the track.

I'll make some enquiries here in NZ and see what I can find out for you.

Corgis are not one of the breeds where HD is a common enough curse.

[Chip's Mom]

Welcome to the Board - So sorry to hear about your pup. We are a very supportive group here so keep us posted.