Vet Visit for Keith

Keith in the waiting room at the Vet

I just got home from taking Keith to the vet to get his limp checked out. He had been limping for 3 days, so we wanted to be sure it was Pano and not hip or elbow dysplasia. We walked around the parking lot so the vet could see him, and he noticed that he was limping quite a bit on his front, right leg. I also weighed him, and he's 57.2 pounds now, and he just turned 7 months old! (Hard to believe that he was 21 pounds when I picked him up at GDB at 9 weeks old.) The vet decided to X ray his front legs to check his elbows. The results showed that his elbows looked great. (Which was a HUGE relief for me) But, the lower half of his legs showed gray areas, which means swelling or inflammation, something very typical with Pano. So, he diagnosed Keith with simply having growing pains (Pano), and we went home with some medication for him. If it continues, he'll be put on a more long term medication, as the stuff he's on now is just for 2 weeks. But for right now, I am so glad that he doesn't have elbow dysplasia! Sorry Newport, but one Career Change is enough ;)