lurchers feet

[blackknight 14]

cheers

[jesseboy 7]

give him some calcium tablets and a few short walks they will come. but they dont look to bad i have seen a lot worse at his age

[blackknight 14]

would like to say very pleased with all the positive advice from you all, i guess the rest is down to me, will let you all no how we get on, thanks again

[romany52 313]

My opinion (for what its worth) is the dog might have carpal subluxation.

I would walk the dog on different substrates i.e. pea gravel, grass, mossland, sand. I would avoid walking on flat surfaces e.g. road walking / pacing around concrete floored pens/ running round on laminate floors etc

The dog needs a complete food designed for large breeds. Don't go mad on the protein levels either.

You can try supplementing but these complete feeds are carefully designed to give a specific amount of nutrients designed for the growth spurts a larger pup can go through.

Limit evening exercise to 45mins - 1 hour. There's a lot to be said of free running pups on their own, under their own steam. That way you'll know when they're physically tired because unfortunately their brains have a different opinion!

 

I don't know for sure if it is carpal subluxation, it's just a suspician. Vet should be able to give you an answer though.

 

Can you let us know how you get on?

In my day it was called weak pasterns, but you are absolutely right. Soft and uneven surfaces are the way to go.

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