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My 5-month Golden puppy has hip dysplasia. Is it serious?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Golden Retriever | Male | unneutered | 5 months and 9 days old | 53 lbs

How bad is this hip dysplasia? 5 month, golden, 24kg. He is sliding when seat to frog position but seems fine. Can I do something to prevent his condition to worsening.

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

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Published on July 26th, 2019

Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. So sorry that Baxter has this issue. The right hip has severe dysplasia (the x-ray is not marked so I am assuming it is the right one). The other hip looks OK. The only way to fix this is with surgery - either a FHO procedure or a total hip replacement. You need to speak to your vet about options. There is no medication to reverse, cure or stop the progression of this disease. Surgery will definitely be needed.

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    Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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    Published on January 7th, 2017

    Hip dysplasia can be common in medium sized dogs. The best way to know if Cookie has hip dysplasia is to take her into the vet. The vet can do a series of x-rays to diagnose it, and can discuss treatment options with you if she has it. There are ways to manage it medically and with physical therapy, and surgery may be an option for her as well.

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    Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

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    Published on November 21st, 2018

    Depending on the severity of the hip dysplasia, total hip replacement surgery may be needed (usually is done when dogs are fully grown at least at 12months). In the meantime pain relief medications are usually required. Please give us more clinical informations (you can attach x rays and tell us what meds is your dog taking) so we can give you further advices. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. Please find the time to give us a feedback about the consultation as that will be used to improve our service.

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