Lurcher Pup Legs Are Bowed ,bent And Knucking Over Help Please Asap!!!

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Which raw fresh meats and which dog biscuits do you guys recomend

I was told by a couple of good lads to get some cheap run of the mill mixer biscuits. I got morrisons own brand mixer. 10% protein.

 

Shit food I know but it slowed the growth down enough for legs to straighten.

 

2 weeks was enough for my pup then back onto usual diet.

[bullx100% 681]

I'd just feed cheap low % protine mate.any cheap adult food low in protine will do don't have be a percific make.had it start happening to a pups front legs that I had a while ago and I gave him the cheap adult food what you get from home bargins for two weeks and that stoped it.

[lampingking 3]

Ok well I will put it on cheapest biscuit, do I keep her in a small dog cage to restrict exersise and movement or is she ok in the run/ kenal which is 15ft x 6ft?? Lk

[beast 1,884]

just gentle exercise on the lead, not loads of charging around. i would feed fresh meat AND bone else you are going to mess up the calcium/phosphorous balance which will cause more problems. add a calcium supplement BUT make sure there is vitamin D as well because the body can't absorb calcium unless it has vit D as well. good luck

[Bosun11 537]

Ok well I will put it on cheapest biscuit, do I keep her in a small dog cage to restrict exersise and movement or is she ok in the run/ kenal which is 15ft x 6ft?? Lk

Cage is fine, especially if you see the legs bowing badly. Get that lower protein in for a few weeks and don't over exercise or play.

[squab 2,875]

That was at 10 weeks.

 

4 months now...

 

how much bull in that pup mate ....she looking good now mate il get some pics over to you soon

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

 

 

That was at 10 weeks.

 

4 months now...

 

how much bull in that pup mate ....she looking good now mate il get some pics over to you soon

Hahaha how much bull. Lol. Yeh look forward to seeing some pics mate.

[newcomer88 86]

I had a same way bred dog tried everything vets were shite ... Splinted and crate rest nothing worked , the outcome wasn't good hope works out mate !!! Best of luck

[brenna 365]

Mate had 14 week old pup got its 2nd injection at 12 weeks 2 wEeks later its front legs went bowed like the one in the pic wee went strait to main greyhound vet in north ire he told us not to worry it was a reaction to the jegs it had got pup ended up with legs as strait as an arrow 4 weeks later and she was great hare bitch in her day atb

[desertbred 5,490]

Stop high protien feed give it mince chicken brown bred and rusk or weetabix and some minced veg with some oily fish once a week two weeks it will be back to normalthis bendy leg is normally to high protien diet for young pups

[Dan McDonough 560]

All that is going on is that the pups ligaments are growing much faster than it's bones. Get it some ribcages. It's a perfect mix of calcium and meat for rickets. I've pulled around a dozen pups through rickets for myself and my friends over the years. Don't give it more food, give it less. Things will even out pretty quickly and your pup will be fine.

[oddser 79]

you need to get some dicalsium phosphate its the closest compound to bone its cheap .feeding a meat based diet its high in phosphorus but low jn calcium so you get imbalance you have to feed calcium with meat

[desertbred 5,490]

if you feed minced chicken the bone is minced as well so calcium and phosphorous are there there its not a calcium deficiency it is to high a protien diet that causes muscle an, tendon and ligament growth to outstrip the bone growth and as the bones are green it allows them to be pulled out of shape.

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

you need to get some dicalsium phosphate its the closest compound to bone its cheap .feeding a meat based diet its high in phosphorus but low jn calcium so you get imbalance you have to feed calcium with meat

My pup was certainly not lacking calcium.

[paulus 26]

as i said if you're feeding complete just switch to a low protein adult one for a couple of weeks