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Title: Pups leg/joints Post by: BigCutters4 on February 03, 2014, 11:01:53 pm Anyone ever see a pups legs do this (http://)
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Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk Title: Re: Post by: BigCutters4 on February 03, 2014, 11:06:37 pm The right foot was doing that so I stopped the puppy food and started feeding him what the big dogs eat and it straighten out .I started him back on puppy food and the left leg is doing bit now so as of today hrs back on reg food .I think the puppy food has to much protein and the dog is growing to fast.
Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk Title: Re: Pups leg/joints Post by: SCK on February 03, 2014, 11:27:52 pm Looks like rickets to me get him some kinda puppy vitamin and everything should straighten up
Title: Re: Pups leg/joints Post by: c dunn on February 04, 2014, 01:13:59 am I had one do that and the vet took him off puppy food, put him on calcium vitamins, and told me to let him get plenty of sunshine. He straightened out but he's still bowlegged
Title: Re: Pups leg/joints Post by: WayOutWest on February 05, 2014, 08:54:56 am The only time I feed puppy chow is to pregnant bitches and for awhile after pups are born. My pups get adult food as I have had this same thing happen.
Title: Re: Pups leg/joints Post by: MrsLouisianaHogDog on February 05, 2014, 09:06:15 am Yeah, looks like rickets maybe. Like already noted, I'd feed adult feed. Also, if you live near any sandy areas, walking him on the sand is a good exercise for straightening them ankles back up.
Title: Re: Pups leg/joints Post by: killswitch on February 05, 2014, 01:37:46 pm he has a vitamin deficiency. You need to take him to your local vet and let him prescribe you with the right type vitamins and you will see a major differnece in a week or 2.
Title: Re: Post by: BigCutters4 on February 05, 2014, 05:50:26 pm OK I'm gonna make a call tomorrow to my vet thanks alot.
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