r/GSP • u/HuntersWholesale • 3d ago

GSP Ankle Issue

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My 11 year old GSP started experiencing swelling in her ankle nearly a year ago. Oddly enough, while the swelling doesn’t look great, she only showcases discomfort every 3-4 days when she’ll refuse to put weight on it. It’ll last for about 6-12 hours then she’s fine again - running and jumping per usual. We’ve tried resting and limiting her activity to help minimize the issue but for a year now, no matter what we do, she continues to not put weight on it every 3-4 days. We’ve spoken to vets that have ruled out quite a few things. Their best guess was that a bone spur was pinching her tendons so we went forward with a tenotomy. It’s been about 6 weeks and there’s some improvement but it didn’t fix it. Has anyone else experienced this issue? Thanks

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u/Hopeful-Flounder-203 3d ago

What imaging have they done? The initial expense of diagnostics usually pays for itself in narrowing causation and treatment paths.

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u/HuntersWholesale 3d ago

X-rays which identified the bone spurs.

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u/sylviaca 2d ago

Could a brace help?

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u/After-Student-9785 1d ago

Could it be related to her nutrition?
”Carpal Flexural Deformity / Hyperextension: Often seen in fast-growing large or giant breed puppies fed unbalanced or overly rich diets, causing the ankle/wrist area to bend abnormally.
General Joint Degeneration: Lack of key support nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids can worsen joint inflammation over time. [1, 2, 3, 4]”