My son purchased a pure bred American Bulldog male. The puppy is 8 weeks old. Three days ago it began favoring its left front leg. When standing the leg shakes, bows out at the ankle joint very noticeably. Broughyt thye dog to a vet. X-rayed the leg. Nothing detectable. Vet is worried about a conformational problem. Anyone have some experience with American Bulldogs and their development?? We do not want to return the dog to the breeder. The dog is not senstive to manipulating the joint, and will dash off and run as though nothing is wrong ?? thank you.
Answer :
Hi,
This sindrome of bowing out the ankle (precisly the wrist - on front limb) when young puppie is standing, points to rickets or D hypovitaminosis (decreased concentration of vitamine D in organism). The joint usually is not painfull and the animal has normal behaviour.
I suggest you to take some multivitamin remedy that contain D3 vitamin, Calcium and Phosphorus and give the recomanded dose for rickes noted in the script manual for that medicine. You must start soon and continue with tretmant for 3 weeks and after that continue with maintain dose for at list 4 more weeks. You must visit vet after one week from the beginning with therapy for control of the improvment of the process and in case of havy malformation, the wrist must be mobilized.
Question:
My son purchased a pure bred American Bulldog male. The puppy is 8 weeks old.
Three days ago it began favoring its left front leg. When standing the leg
shakes, bows out at the ankle joint very noticeably. Broughyt thye dog to a
vet. X-rayed the leg. Nothing detectable. Vet is worried about a
conformational problem. Anyone have some experience with American Bulldogs and
their
development?? We do not want to return the dog to the breeder. The dog
is not senstive to manipulating the joint, and will dash off and run as though
nothing is wrong ?? thank you.
Answer :
Hi,
This sindrome of bowing out the ankle (precisly the wrist - on front limb) when young puppie is standing, points to rickets or D hypovitaminosis (decreased concentration of vitamine D in organism). The joint usually is not painfull and the animal has normal behaviour.
I suggest you to take some multivitamin remedy that contain D3 vitamin, Calcium and Phosphorus and give the recomanded dose for rickes noted in the script manual for that medicine. You must start soon and continue with tretmant for 3 weeks and after that continue with maintain dose for at list 4 more weeks.
You must visit vet after one week from the beginning with therapy for control of the improvment of the process and in case of havy malformation, the wrist must be mobilized.
Best wishes,
Damjan
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