Hi everyone, I’m new to the forum, so please let me know if I’m not doing this right.
A week ago, we brought home a lovely two-month-old Cane Corso puppy, Razzia. We’re having a bit of an issue now as her front legs look very bowed after she’s been walking for a while—it’s at the point where she’s actually limping. Does anyone have any advice? With the lockdown, we can't get to see our vet at the moment 😥. Thanks in advance!
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Hi there,
Personally, back when I took my puppy to the vet, he made me panic more than anything by talking about surgery with plates... Everything sorted itself out with a month of phosphorus and calcium supplements and a session with a good osteo.
But getting a vet’s opinion can still be useful! I’m sure that with some rest, your dog will be fine. Their growth plates aren’t fully formed yet, so avoid jumping and too much activity 👍🏻
Best of luck!
A little update this morning (I wrote the message yesterday). Shelby’s legs are less bowed when she gets up, but you can see veeeeery clearly that if she carries on playing like that, they’re going to bow again. I’m keeping her on rest (she’s playing while lying down) and carrying her outside to do her business. We started the multivitamins and extra calcium yesterday. I’ve also reduced her dry food by 20%, hoping to slow down her rapid growth a bit. I’m seeing the vet the day after tomorrow!! I’ll keep you all posted!!
Hi everyone, I’ve just been reading through your posts as I’ve been researching the same issue with my new puppy, Shelby. She’s a 10-week-old Doberman. She’s a rescue, so we don’t know anything about her parents. Her legs have started looking bowed as of today and she seems to be trembling a bit as well. We’ve had her for 7 days now and we’re feeding her Hill’s Science Plan Large Breed Puppy food. I’ve decided to buy some Greek yoghurt, multivitamins and calcium tablets in the hope that it makes a difference :( please help me!!!
Hi everyone,
I adopted a little female Beagle a few days ago, but I’ve noticed that her front legs look a bit 'bowed' and her wrists seem to be buckling forward...
I’ve already been to the vet, but they couldn’t really give me a proper explanation. It doesn't seem to be painful, she’s eating well, and she’ll be taking some vitamins that the vet prescribed.
Have any of you experienced this before? Did it sort itself out over time?
Thanks for your help.
I just wanted to share my experience – my Old English Bulldog is also having some issues with his front legs. He’s 3 months old and we’ve got him on Royal Canin puppy dry food (which is what the breeder was using). When we got him at 10 weeks, he only weighed about 7 lbs and was malnourished; just a week later, he’d doubled his weight to over 13 lbs, so I think that massive growth spurt has caused a problem with his joints. We had our first trip to the vet yesterday, but it didn’t really lead to anything. His blood tests were fine, but the vet wasn’t very familiar with the breed and just booked us in for another appointment next week, telling us to cut his food portions by 20%. It’s honestly shocking to see – his front legs are very bowed and deformed. He can’t run or even stay on his feet for long; he can walk, but after even a tiny bit of effort (like 2 minutes), he has to lie down and rest. Does anyone have any advice??! Thanks.
What kind of dry food and dietary supplements would you recommend for an AmStaff? Following the advice in this thread, we’re going to start using raised bowls, hoping to see an improvement 🙏🏾
Hi, we’ve just brought home a 2-month-old puppy and we’re facing the same issue. Our vet suggested seeing an orthopaedic specialist—we’ve got an appointment tomorrow—but this forum is giving us a lot of hope as we’re really worried. What ended up being the solution for you? From reading the posts, it sounds like it could be down to the food; could you give us some advice? I hope your little one is doing well.
Hi @stephrazzia, I was wondering how your dog is doing? Did changing the dry food help improve their legs at all?? I’m in the same boat with my little pup; we’ve had her for a week and a half now. As soon as her legs started looking bowed—about a week after we got her—I obviously took her straight to the vet. The diagnosis has us a bit worried... she’s going to be starting calcium supplements and we’ll have to see how things develop as she grows, but I’d really appreciate your thoughts based on your own experience. Thanks in advance for getting back to me!
