What s wrong with a puppy s front legs bent? Let’s take a look today!

What's wrong with the puppy's front legs bent? This situation may generally be caused by calcium deficiency or nutritional deficiency of the puppy, or by a dog suffering from joint diseases, or fractures, joint dislocations or other injuries. Seek medical treatment as soon as possible in this case.

1. Front leg bending caused by calcium deficiency of dogs

1. How to judge whether puppies are calcium-deficient? Calcium deficiency of puppies is generally double-row teeth, and the legs are not good-looking. The hair will become dull and sparse. The hair of healthy dogs should be bright and shiny. However, calcium-deficient dogs not only have severe hair loss, but their hair color will be dimmer, their hair will become increasingly sparse, and they will not feel smooth to the touch. When these conditions occur in dogs’ hair, it is time to supplement calcium.

2. How to judge whether an adult dog is calcium deficiency?

The general manifestations of calcium deficiency in adult dogs are loss of appetite, gradually becoming thinner, and eventually becoming swollen and deformed joints, ribs tilt, wrist and elbow joints of the forelimbs, limping and unstable walking. Therefore, it is more important to ensure that the dog is provided with balanced nutrition, especially the ratio of calcium and phosphorus, to maintain bone health.

3. Methods for calcium supplementation: Feed foods high in calcium, such as bones, bone soup, etc.; feeding calcium tablets is generally available in pet supplies stores, and feed them appropriately and in time according to the drug instructions; severe calcium deficiency (leg bent) leads to inability to walk normally, and you need to hang a recess bottle to supplement calcium in the pet store.

2. Other reasons for dogs' front legs bent:

1. It may be related to the dog's own skeletal development. For example, the development of the radial-ulnar bone is not synchronized, causing dogs' front legs to bend.

2. Due to certain trauma, such as a forelimb bone fracture not being properly fixed in time or a forelimb joint ligament rupture.

3. Arthritis is an arthritis that can cause swelling, pain and bending of the joints. Arthritis may be caused by heredity, age, excessive exercise, or other factors. Veterinarians can provide treatment advice such as medications, joint health products, or lifestyle changes.