My boy isnt walking (X-rays inside) - Page 3

Puppies fed raw chicken leg quarters ( or other load bearing meats with bones ) get all of the minerals they need in the correct proportion from the bones and meat of the chicken. Look at the stools of a raw fed dog .. not much left after digestion and there is undigested bone parts and connective tissues .. however even most bone including the marrow is digested. The chicken bones, ribs, etc have connective tissues that the dog digests and this aids in bone and joint health.

Listen to Jen.
Also
Chicken feet are great for joints.

Hi Nick,

Here are some helpful links to get some ideas for feeding
a raw diet, for an adult dog and a pup, good luck with your boy.

http://leerburg.com/diet2.htm

http://leerburg.com/feedpups.htm

 

I appreciate the help from everyone. Both of my dogs took to eating raw like champs, and I went from cleaning up about a 3 gallon bucket of stool a week to maybe 4 to 6 piles total. My female is doing great but my male that was having problems really hasn't changed. He does a little walking like before but I believe that it is something more to his issue. I have noticed that his back legs drag and cross over one another when walking and that he really drags those back legs and is wearing his nails down, maybe DM, I have also noticed that his front limbs are behaving strange now as well, it's almost as if he high steps everywhere he walks . I have gotten his weight down a bit he went from about 86 to 80 lbs but looks rather unhealthy in the back end.

The hips will not, of course, improve from feeding raw you may be able to lessen the pain and he will jenjoy his meals better.

You may want to try chicken necks or even turkey necks to help with the joint pain.

What you describe with the back legs crossing and the front high stepping is not DM typical. I would seek another cause with the spine.

 

sounds like DM to me

I would google all you can describe and read everything

Actually sounds exactly like DM.. Described exactly what you said .. the dragging of the hind legs etc

So sorry, but they say it is not painful!... For the dog!

When you say the nails are wearing down, what exactly do you mean? Can you show with a picture? It is usually the topside of the foot that gets the skin worn down because they can not feel or move the foot so it strikes the pad area. This then becomes a secondary problem to treat to prevent infection.

The paralysis progression should move steadily forwards towards the forelimbs, which includes all nervous functions. That means, the dog will need help with stimulation to aid in his urination, even before the front legs start to go. It gets worse. Most will opt to end the misery before the worst that comes.

I am not so sure this is DM. I am inclined to agree with Western.

Seems very fast/soon for DM. I'm not an expert on health issue but I wonder if this could be something that's not caused by a joint problem? Something else that could cause pain and/or nerve system issues, tickborne? I don't know....

Good grief; this is a PUPPY!

It's not DM...I mean, I don't remember how he's bred but unless he won the genetic lottery of the worst luck ever...it's not DM. Scratch that and start looking for the real problem!

Tick-borne diseases are a good place to start. Spinal x-rays are another. A video of him moving would help us out, a lot.