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Title: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: Chelcee on August 16, 2011, 09:00:14 pm Hey has anbody ever had a dogs back legs go out? one of our dogs was limping yesterday but today we went out there and he cant use his back legs AT ALL. he walks only using his front legs and balances his back legs in the air...idk whats wrong with him? I havent ever heard of this
Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: Reuben on August 16, 2011, 09:27:17 pm What kind of dog is he? He might have hip dysplasia and a trip to the vet might be needed. Usually big dogs get it and it is hereditary. German Shepards, Dobermans and other breeds tend to get it. I had to put down one of my dogs because of it..
But it could be some other ailment??? Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: Chelcee on August 16, 2011, 09:58:43 pm What kind of dog is he? He might have hip dysplasia and a trip to the vet might be needed. Usually big dogs get it and it is hereditary. German Shepards, Dobermans and other breeds tend to get it. I had to put down one of my dogs because of it.. But it could be some other ailment??? he isnt big. he is one of our Jack russells..thats why I dont get what happened :( Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: Noah on August 16, 2011, 10:08:07 pm Our Jack did the same thing yrs ago... over exertion pulled the ACL and he hopped on his front end till surgery... rolleyes
He still gets ta hoppin when he plays too hard, even after surgery... Title: Re: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: J.Prince on August 16, 2011, 10:08:43 pm I have a bulldog that has luxtating puttella or something like that. Which means his back knee sockets pop out of place from time to time. So every now and then he'll start hopping around or dragging one leg until it pops back into place. Might be something to look into.
Sent from my DROID X2 using Tapatalk Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: zachW on August 16, 2011, 10:43:21 pm I'm going dr. House and saying a rate Asian spider bit him and the toxins formed a small growth causing temporary nurse damage to his pelvic area, next he will go blind I'n one eye. But serious i would take him to the vet.
Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: T-Bob Parker on August 16, 2011, 10:45:11 pm I guess ticks.
Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: SCHitemHard on August 16, 2011, 11:00:02 pm Hey has anbody ever had a dogs back legs go out? one of our dogs was limping yesterday but today we went out there and he cant use his back legs AT ALL. he walks only using his front legs and balances his back legs in the air...idk whats wrong with him? I havent ever heard of this can you touch areas around his lower spine and back legs near the hamstrings? any pain at all when you try to? sounds like hip dysplasia really but it could be worse. i would recommend a vet within the week, it could be a tick bite that is near the spine. Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: Legendkiller on August 17, 2011, 12:00:38 am no ticks an no pain,he was lipin one leg yesterday and now both are out on him.
Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: Chelcee on August 17, 2011, 12:04:29 am i thought tick...but we dont have to many ticks.. he shows no pain. doesnt care if we poke on him.
Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: SCHitemHard on August 17, 2011, 12:09:23 am then its a nerve damage thats a vet call right there
Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: Oly on August 17, 2011, 08:47:25 am FCE??? (fibrocartilaginous embolism) I just had a friends bulldog come down with this--- its sad to watch a dog who could leap up a 6 foot fence not be able to use her hind.
Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: Chelcee on August 17, 2011, 04:53:01 pm then its a nerve damage thats a vet call right there idk why he would have gotten nerve damage.. its irritating me though >:( Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: SCHitemHard on August 17, 2011, 05:30:22 pm then its a nerve damage thats a vet call right there idk why he would have gotten nerve damage.. its irritating me though >:( he could have jumped off a bed or a set of steps or even off a log, landed on his back legs wrong or he could have a tick bite thats infecting the nerves to his back legs best of luck to the dog Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: Chelcee on August 17, 2011, 05:50:08 pm welll...hahaha trey went home and found him just up and walking fine now..idk what happened! lol
Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: SCHitemHard on August 17, 2011, 05:56:13 pm oh heck yall got one of them circus dogs, since trey aint huntin hes puttin them to work in the circus thats all
glad hes ok Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: Chelcee on August 17, 2011, 05:57:17 pm haha i know i just had one of our friends ask if he has ever been in the circus before! its sooo weird.
thanks im happy he is ok too :) Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: DoGgONit on August 17, 2011, 05:57:56 pm i had a dog that would clear a six ft privacy fence till he landed wrong one day . he compressed two discs in his spine and couldnt walk for a month .he got back to walking but never jumped the fence again
Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: hog hunter 72 on August 17, 2011, 09:40:43 pm We had a dog years ago that done the same thing got to were he coud not use his back legs and would pull his self around with his front legs. An elderly lady that lived down the road from the house came by one day and seen him and told my dad to put some turpentine down his back he put a half a bottle down his back in a few days he was walking never had a problem after that but it sliped the hair on his back. My dad told the lady that it worked but sliped the hair on the dog's back. Come to find out my dad used to much she said to dribble it down his back .
Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: GOTBOAR on August 18, 2011, 11:19:32 am I would be willin to bet that this stems from the heat. Cause it sounds like a classic case of "runnin the dogs back off"
Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: make-em-squeel on August 18, 2011, 12:19:37 pm I have personally seen chiropractic adjustments fix that exact problem several times. From Dauchsunds to Danes. It wont work for some conditions but does great for the more common causes. You will know within 6 visits if it will work or not. popo
Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: bird on August 18, 2011, 12:32:22 pm One of my dogs was limping real bad and I thought it was his front shoulder. Come to find out his back was out of place and a trip to the doggie chiropractor and he's good as new
Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: Chelcee on August 18, 2011, 01:25:55 pm I was expecting to have to at least take him SOMEWHERE to fix it but now he is running around just fine hahaha
I was i would have gotten a video of him walking before :P He looked like a circus dog or something..looked like he was doing a hand stand walking around Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: Reuben on August 18, 2011, 01:30:13 pm I was expecting to have to at least take him SOMEWHERE to fix it but now he is running around just fine hahaha I was i would have gotten a video of him walking before :P He looked like a circus dog or something..looked like he was doing a hand stand walking around that's wierd...glad he is fine now... :) Title: Re: Dogs back legs going out? Post by: Coady Curbow on August 18, 2011, 03:25:57 pm I've seen several dogs get too hot and get weak in the back end.
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