Bull x pups leg advice please ....

[newcomer88 86]

Hi I have a 15 week old bull x pup , fairly heavy on his feet as you can imagine at the minute , his left leg all of a sudden today has stated to splay outward at the knuckle as opposed to inward , really really concerned as he look to be limping a little , what's odd is there is no inflammation heat or clear discomfort ?? It's really done my head in just wondered if anybody else has experianced this or seen it before .... Just praying he isn't f****d for running .... Any sensible advice welcome , going to try vet tommorow cheers

[thekentlegend 18]

i see a pup like that in the end my mate found out the dad 2 the pup was its mums brother .hope its not the same for you

[dymented 2,220]

try and get a photo up bud

[newcomer88 86]

It's defonately no relation I know that 100 % I can never get them off my iPhone straight on here

[tote 870]

Could it be what they call "knuckling over"?

 

http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADFA_enGB403GB403&q=knuckling+over+in+puppies

[newcomer88 86]

Tote absolutely spot on , that is what it looks like , apparently caught early enough it's mendable ?? Do you know much more about this ??

[Bosun11 537]

Tote is spot on. It has happened to pups I have had in the past. Look at the diet your pup is on, with dried food, if the protein level is high, first off, reduce that. Also, when it happens prevent to much movement on the legs. I used a cage. As soon as the food was changed I seen a difference in my pup BUT I made sure that free running and exercise was kept to short bursts with plenty of rest for a few weeks.

[newcomer88 86]

Ok , brilliant he is on quite a high protein diet I guess , I'll bring that down bring him in and just steady walking , did you ever use vet wrapping ?? I've seen this on a website , allso a splint it's not that bad at the minute but it's noticeable moreso after he's been in the garden playing , allso the big question , did the pups recover fully for running ??

[newcomer88 86]

Any other ifo would be great cheers

[j1985 1,984]

i see a pup like that in the end my mate found out the dad 2 the pup was its mums brother .hope its not the same for you

 

Haha that would not cause this, if its what I think it is its called knuckling over. Iv got a bull that had it as a pup, I changed his food to one with less protein to slow the growth rate until it sorted itself out.

 

Knuckling is caused by the bones, tendons etc growing at different rates causing the bowing shape.

 

If I was you I'd go vets to be sure.

[newcomer88 86]

Did you wrap his legs ?? And how did it run after ? I'm bringing mine indoors in a cage to rest him completely

[j1985 1,984]

No just changed his food and rested him mate, week or two and it was fine.

[j1985 1,984]

It's fairly common in larger dogs I believe.

[newcomer88 86]

Ive only just noticed it yesterday , it only seemed to start bothering him last night , did it affect his running when he was older ??

[j1985 1,984]

No not at all as soon as it went back to normal it was sound.