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hunter2012
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« on: May 15, 2012, 08:49:54 am » |
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Picked up 2, 3 month old bmc last wed, wormed 3 days, flea med. Get them out sunday and one starts to walk around bowlegged in the front end after 15 min of playing in the yard. I have been told by many people that it is just a growing stage due to the pup growing at a faster than noraml rate. Is this true and has any one else seen this? What will speed up his recovery rate if any? How straight will his legs be when he is older? Thanks
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Reuben
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« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2012, 08:53:58 am » |
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they will grow out of it...probably can add vitamin d3 to diet for right now...usually a vitamin d difficiency. some say give them sardines for several days along with their food...
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WayOutWest
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« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2012, 09:37:38 am » |
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Sometimes that's due to diet. If you are feeding puppy food go back to a GOOD adult food. On larger breed dogs the bones will outgrow the muscles and cause those crooked legs. It can be corrected if dealt with right away.
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NChoghunter
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« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2012, 09:46:01 am » |
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i had a big male treein walker do this tryed a little of every thing was told he would grow out of it he stared knucking his front legs over had to put cast on him for a month to help everything grow stright after taking the casts off you cant tell anything was wrong other then the little scar on one leg from the cast
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athorn
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« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2012, 10:35:11 am » |
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I had bmc pup with that problem. It it similar to rickets. Pups that are weaned early, fed a poor diet, or don't get enough sunlight can get it. There body has vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium. I wouldn't have taken the pup but I had my niece with me and she talked me into it. I gave him chewable calcium supplement, poured cod liver oil over his dog food, and wrapped his legs with vet wrap at night. I took it off in the morning to keep him from chewing it. Don't wrap it too tight, just enough to straighten the legs. A couple weeks and he was fine. Make sure he can get sunlight also.
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Reuben
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« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2012, 11:00:55 am » |
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I had bmc pup with that problem. It it similar to rickets. Pups that are weaned early, fed a poor diet, or don't get enough sunlight can get it. There body has vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium. I wouldn't have taken the pup but I had my niece with me and she talked me into it. I gave him chewable calcium supplement, poured cod liver oil over his dog food, and wrapped his legs with vet wrap at night. I took it off in the morning to keep him from chewing it. Don't wrap it too tight, just enough to straighten the legs. A couple weeks and he was fine. Make sure he can get sunlight also.
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