kanigra 110 Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 PUP WAS & STILL IS LIMPING SLIGHTLY. BUT HE'S GOT 2 DIFFERENT TYPE FEET ON HIS BACK FEET, 1 IS BIG & FLAT THE OTHER IS TIGHT SMALL & CAT LIKE. HE'S 16 WKS OLD & DIDN'T HAVE THESE FEET WHEN I GOT HIM. A MATE HAD A LOOK & SAID HE'S NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT & ITS FUNNY HE'S GONE LAME ASWELL. IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE A DEFORMITY BUT HE WASN'T LIKE THAT 2 WKS AGO. WONDER IF ITS JUST GROWTH AT DIFFERENT RATES. I HAVE FED HIM ALOT OF CALCIUM AS HE'S A BIG PUP BUT WOULD THAT GIVE HIM DIFFERENT TYPES & SIZE FEET?HAS ANYONE COME ACROSS THIS?AS I'M WORRIED IT COULD EFFECT HIS WORKABILITY. ANY ADVICE? I'VE KNOCKED THE CALCIUM SUPPLIMENT ON THE HEAD FOR NOW. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin 332 Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Sounds more like an infection to me bud,there maybe a thorn or something in it.A pop down the vets would help. Martin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SMART DOG 340 Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 as above sounds like infection an old dog of my dads got an infection and the toe's parted making it look like you have described Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest chook Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 If your feeding a proper diet - you do not need to give calcium at all, that is possibly why you have seen problems as it can cause the bones to grow more than they should do. Calcium excess is routed primarily to bone through the influence of the calciotropic hormones on target organs. Chronic, high intake of calcium in large breeds has been associated with hypercalcemia, concomitant hypophosphatemia, rise in serum alkaline phosphatase, retarded bone maturation, higher percentage of total bone volume, retarded bone remodeling, decrease in osteoclasts, and retarded maturation of cartilage. These changes cause disturbances in endochondral ossification (articular and epiphyseal).(6) When high calcium intake (calcium excess) is coupled with relatively little absorption from bone, severe pathologic changes occur in the young, growing skeleton that is unable to respond by normal remodeling and endochondral ossification. The clinical diseases associated with these changes are osteochondrosis, retained cartilage cones, radius curvus syndrome, and stunted growth.(1,6) Therefore, calcium excess is a major causative or contributing factor in the pathogenesis of skeletal disease in the growing giant-breed dog.(3-6)... Because of the rapid growth rate of giant-breed dogs, they become "sentinels" for nutritionally influenced skeletal disease such as is seen with excesses in dietary calcium. Similar changes may be slower to surface and are not as easily identified in the smaller breeds."--Daniel C. Richardson DVM Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanigra 110 Posted March 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 thanks for your comments. its hard to eplain its like the dogs got 2 different feet. 1 from 1 breed in him the other from another breed. will check for thorns & infection but think its unlikely. the bone from the hock 2 the foot are different sizes in accordance with the feet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest chook Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 thanks for your comments. its hard to eplain its like the dogs got 2 different feet. 1 from 1 breed in him the other from another breed. will check for thorns & infection but think its unlikely. the bone from the hock 2 the foot are different sizes in accordance with the feet. If the foot has dropped, then it will look different from the other, just feed a good diet and leave the calcium alone, he should come right as the bones grow naturally. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
my hounds 313 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Any chance of a few photos?. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanigra 110 Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Any chance of a few photos?. don't no how to upload photo's or i would. taking pup to the vet for a ray tomorow & got him booked in with simon gower on thurs,so will no one way or the other whats wrong. does hip displaysia show up as young as 4 months? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanigra 110 Posted March 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 went to see simon gower today at swindon dog track about my pup. he has fractured the metacarpel bone in his big foot.he had an ray and it confirmed what simon said. big relief!as its lead walks,bone radial & calc d for a month & he should be fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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