Cheri, Yes there are things you can give your dog so that it won't limp, however the dog will use his leg as if there was no problem. He will be able to fly around the ring several times, but are those entry fees which may total $60 really worth taking the risk of possible permanent injury to your dog. And why would you want to "mask" the feeling of pain so that you can show your dog? Over the 30 years that I have been showing dogs, I have had dogs that came up with pano after closing dates. They were pulled! There is a reason the AKC will not allow a lame dog to be shown, it's the dog. Lyn Chernak CherLyn Shepherds http://www.cherlynshepherds.com Three Generations ~ GSDCA 13 Club ~ Membership CherLyn's Dixie, BH, CDX, RAE, TC, HIC, CGC Ulric vom Kriegerhaus, RN, TC, CGC ________________________________ From: "cheradongsd@xxxxxxx" <cheradongsd@xxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, May 18, 2010 1:46:34 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] pano & showing Hi all, I have a young male (1 1/2 yrs old) who seems to have developd Pano in his front leg-of course this was 3 days after entries closed on 2 shows he is now entered in for this coming weekend. My question is--what can I give him to ease the pain so he dosent limp? I have some tramadol left from my Jenna's operation last fall--that is an antiinflamitory, non-steroidal pain med-that is widely used for arthritis in dogs-I could use that-or is there something else--without spending lots of $ at the vet? Thanks, Cheri Cheri Hunt Cheradon Shepherds http://www.cheradonshepherds.com/index.html Home of Ch. Cheradon AchtungErynbrook Molokai, TC, OFA H&E, PA,TH,CA, Eyes Cert. and Certificate of Health Merit Excellent from the GSDCA (aka Ch. Mikey) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================