What s wrong with a dog suddenly limp? Come and have a look
In the process of raising dogs, many pet owners can see the dog suddenly appear to be lame, but they do not know the reasons. In fact, there are many reasons for the dog to suddenly become lame, such as lameness, calcium deficiency, arthritis, etc. The treatment method is also different. If the dog at home suddenly becomes lame, pet owners must pay attention to observation and find out the cause, and take appropriate measures to help it deal with it.
1. Pretend to be a lame
Dogs have their own cleverness. Sometimes they pretend to be a lame to gain people's sympathy for snacks or to get their owner's company. This is not uncommon. Pay more attention and give it some care and love, and the dog will resume normal walking.
2. Injury of foot pads
If the dog suddenly becomes lame after returning from outdoor sports, it is best to carefully check whether its foot pads are swollen or bleeding, it is likely that it is injured by foreign objects such as nails, wood thorns, broken glass.
Pet owners should pay attention to picking and cleaning the remaining foreign objects on their wounds, and then use normal saline or hydrogen peroxide to rinse the wound. After applying iodine, you can sprinkle some pet speed combination to help keep the wound dry and hygienic and speed up the healing speed. Use sterile gauze for bandaging to reduce and avoid it from getting injured again.
3. Calcium deficiency is of great help to the dog's bones and body development. If the dog has a single diet and nutritional imbalance in the body for a long time, it may cause it to suddenly become lame due to calcium deficiency.
Pet owners should pay attention to the calcium supplementation work of dogs. In addition to feeding high-quality dog foods on a daily basis, they can reasonably intake some high-calcium foods, such as kelp, shrimp skin, egg yolk, black beans, etc. If the dog's stomach and intestines are not absorbed well, it is recommended to use Wanglijiao to mix or brew with water to help the dog better obtain calcium and promote the recovery of calcium in the body.