5 month old German Shepherd with neck injury?
My parents have a German Shepherd puppy that was attacked immediately after birth by its mother (First litter, spayed now) Only a few of the puppies made it and had to be nursed by hand for 6 weeks and the breeder had another b**** care for them until 8 weeks. My parents puppy ended up with his head twisted nearly all the way around. X-rays have not shown any problems but he still carries his head slightly ********. At 4 weeks he started going to a chiropractor and we kept him going after we took him at 10 weeks. If its not showing up on X-rays I would assume its a muscular issue, right? Or could it be something else?
His gate is perfectly normal and has never shown any signs of pain but he definitely doesn't carry his head normally. I live a few states away so I only see him every other month or so and it is very noticeable to me, my parents seem to be more used to it and after being assured by multiple vets and the chiropractor that he is comfortable they are no longer concerned.
My worry is that even if there isnt pain now couldn't it cause problems (ESP in a GSD) down the road? The dam was from Germany and does not have a severely sloped back like most American bred GSDs but the male was from the states and has a bit of a slope. He is somewhere in between.
What a weird thing to say- I'm not questioning my parents ability to care for the dog I'm asking if anyone has experience with this. If something were wrong with my dog they would be worried too...you must come from a pretty heartless family.