Bundyboy

Update - Unfortunatly Bundy had to go in for surgery on his left leg as he was experiencing some discomfort and could no longer walk on the leg. The knee cap just kept riding high and slipping out of the groove where it was supposed to sit . He had the groove deepened and a pin inserted to hold everything where it should be. The 3 hour op went well and even at early stages was concidered a success. We are noticing now that 3 days after the op he is starting to get some energy back and wanting to start walking around , but he is soo fragile. "its hard to keep a good man down". I feel sorry for him to keep him in a 1000x750 cage but it is for his own good for the time being. He has his first post op check this afternoon. Thanks again for all advice given , this is a great site. Josh

Our dogs dont eat human food apart from cooked rice. Every meal is the same - Advance dog buiscits , Roo meat and every few days mix in some cooked rice. They are very healthy and we never have any problems. Our youngest is a 9 month old staffy

Hi guys , thanks for your help and inquireys to how we got on this afternoon!!!! Well , its not good . Bundy has problems with his Knee caps. The left one is practically floating anywhere it wants and the right one dislocates very easily. My vet seems to think that this could be hereditary as he is still quite young and those little legs hav'nt really done that much work. I have been quoted max $1800 each leg worsed case cenario. Possible they could deepen the tendon groove would be the best hope that will hold the knee cap in place. Ahh bundy...... My wife and I have had a tough year with dogs- We lost our "Main Man" - Deezy , on Jan 24 when he found a stupid blowfish on the beach . He was 9 and left us over the following hour. 2 months ago Bundy demolished a massive bone over night , less than 2 days later chronic consterpation on a public holiday resulted in me doing an emergency run to the 24hr vet hospital in Perth. I recieved a letter in the mail this week and looks like I got flashed by a speed camera doing more than 30kms over the limit and have lost my licence. I dont care - I love my dogs and will do what ever it takes!!!! We will keep you posted!! Josh and Kasha (and Bundy n Trevor)

Hellow all , I have a 9 month old male staffy (no papers) called Bundy. I noticed a week ago that when he was chasing his ball his back legs seemed to just stop working for him . He can "trot" ok but when he breaks into a "gallop" run , his left back leg in particular seems to go limp like , drag behind and he ends up on the ground sitting kind of wierd . He doesnt yelp like he's in pain . When we were on the beach last Sunday I had to carry him home as he just couldnt walk in the sand. Its strange because he seems to get around all ok today , but I have spotted him still sitting wierd on to one side. I have tried to manipulate all his muscles , joints to see if I can generate a "yelp" to identify a specific area thats causing this but nothing. From the online research that I have done hip displacement is rare in staffies, especially at such a young age???? Im really just hopeing that he is getting cramp or something. I just cant help worrying for our little man. I have an appointment at our vet tomorrow but was just interested if anyone else has had any similar problems or any ideas? Thankyou in advance and forgive my "newbieness" Josh (Bundy's Dad)