Ross' Limp ...

.. or no limp as the case may be. At the moment I just can't tell. He's running round like a mad man with Kaiah. I guess I'll just have to wait for them to cool down before trying to assess the situation. I did go for metacam for him so he's also had that for 2 days, today will be the third day so a proper evaluation will really not be possible for about a week. I do think he's better, but you can still see that he's not right .. time will tell.
I am in contact with the owners of Teddy, the first sable pup I had interest in, and poor Teddy is suffering badly with panosteitis. Panosteitis or Pano is basically growing pains which affects the long bones of large breed dogs. It is extremely painful and often affects more than one leg at a time. It is said to be self limiting by 24 months but often pain killers, rest and a change of diet to a low protein diet are essential.

Blanik Billi-Lee - Lia

We have only experienced it once here, and that was with Lia about 20 years ago. It started in one front leg and then moved into one back leg. She was in so much pain that I almost cried with her. We did send her for Xrays, and lovely vet Jim who was there then spotted the signs of pano which appear as dark patches within the long bones.  Luckily for us and Lia it only affected her for a couple of months and by the time she was entering the show ring there was no signs of a limp.
A few people have asked if Ross has Pano, well no ... to start off with he was too young. Pano usually affects puppies over 5 months old, Ross was lame at 4 months. (a month is a long time in a puppy's growth) Also he has no pain in his long bones, the pain was without doubt in his right elbow. Growing pains do not affect joints. That does not mean he won't get it, the possibilities with his half brother having it are higher as it does tend to carry in families. The most important thing to remember with pano is, no matter how painful it is for the puppy at the time, treat the symptoms to make life more comfortable for them, because they will grow out of it with time it will go away.