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hi,all. any advice on a 4mth old pup which looks like she is going to have flat front feet and her litter sister is fine. just noticed today. had her since she was 3mths. she is in a compound which is half grass(mud)!!and the other half is stoned.
Julie Sadler United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 766 Dogs 0 / Races 0 05 Feb 2008 18:15
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Hi Elvira
We had one youngster come into the RGT with very flat feet apparently due to it being kept totally in mud so I'd possibly move yours to a drier paddock - says she as torrential rain lashes down outside ... not sure if that's very helpful :=)
Robert Moorhouse Ireland
Posts 265 Dogs 3 / Races 0 05 Feb 2008 18:24
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plenty of road work but its hard to play catch up when they have been poorly reared in the first 12weeks
Norman Mc Carthy Ireland (Verified User) Posts 579 Dogs 25 / Races 2 05 Feb 2008 18:28
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it's from there feet been on soft surfaces.....they should be up good and straight on there feet at this age no excuses.......and there pads good and black that shows the have not been standing in piss.....keep them on concrete best answer for first 12 weeks
Carole Brown Australia (Verified User) Posts 32355 Dogs 185 / Races 2 06 Feb 2008 00:57
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Hi Elvira, Some pups are born with flat feet, unfortunately. When they are grown and start to race, they tend to get more injury problems, as greater strain is placed on the tendons and wrists, because of the flat feet. We have seen several like this and it had nothing to do with the rearing conditions. This was just their conformation. None of them turned out to be racing propositions, as they had too many injury problems. I hope that yours is different, but I am just relaying what I know from past experience. Best wishes, Carole.
Tom Meulman Australia (Verified User) Posts 281 Dogs 0 / Races 0 06 Feb 2008 05:11
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A lack of specific trace elements in the diet, in particularly Manganese can also be a contributing factor in poor tendon and ligament development in young growing dogs.
While I understand that of both litter mates only one appears to have problem, there is often an absorption problem with individual dogs to specific substances as has been proven with poor Calcium absorption by some individuals.
thanks for the replys. i wish i could find a dry paddock julie, this is Ireland !!. thanks tom for the artical on calcium absorption. i will see how she goes. many thanks elvira
Julie Sadler United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 766 Dogs 0 / Races 0 06 Feb 2008 18:03
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elvira gallagher wrote:
thanks for the replys. i wish i could find a dry paddock julie, this is Ireland !!. thanks tom for the artical on calcium absorption. i will see how she goes. many thanks elvira
Sorry Elvira, didn't think I'd been that helpful :=(
Best wishes (I hate the rain)
Steven Crowe Australia (Verified User) Posts 122 Dogs 9 / Races 0 07 Feb 2008 23:01
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Has any one had a dog wiyh this problem that still won races.And if you breed wiyh a bitch with this problem will its pups have the same thing.
Steve Crowe
Carole Brown Australia (Verified User) Posts 32355 Dogs 185 / Races 2 08 Feb 2008 02:57
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Steven, I know of a couple of people who tried racing their dogs with this problem, but they kept getting too many things wrong with them to be any good as racing propositions. It doesn't necessarily mean that the bitch will throw it on, as you don't hear of many dogs with this problem, even as pups. Best wishes, Carole.
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