Re: [pyrnet] HEALTH: Front feet toeing out

["June Jones" <pyrlady@neto.com>]

Robyn,
I had a male with similar front and I finally took him to the vet for his
advise after trying exercising him and no improvement. I had gotten him at 8
months old.The vet had me give him calicum tablets until he was 2 yrs old
and growth stops.He has good size bones and is 29 " and vet said he was
growing so fast and but he had seen worse. He did improve and front got more
stable by his second birthday. he went on to become a Ch.

June






----- Original Message -----
From: "Robyn Allwright" <ziffanyrobyn@earthlink.net>
To: "Great Pyrenees Discussion List" <PYR-L@APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM>; "PyrNet"
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Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 1:54 PM
Subject: [pyrnet] HEALTH: Front feet toeing out


> As you probably know, we are currently fostering two pyrs.  We have
noticed
> that when the male (1 year old on Feb 28) walks he has a tendency to turn
> his front feet out to the sides.  At times when standing this is very
> noticeable, with the feet almost at a 45 deg to the centre line.  When we
> try to stack him, he doesn't seem comfortable to stand in the correct
> alignment (we never force him).  He currently weighs about 90 pounds, and
> being a tall lad, could really use some meat on his bones.  The hind feet
> seem to have a normal placement, and when going away from you he has a
very
> decent gait.
>
> We were speaking with several pyr people this weekend, and a couple of the
> suggestions mentioned were:
> 1) Poor nutrition as a pup.  (The people who turned the dog in acquired
him
> at the age of 8 months from a farm, so this could be a possibility.)
> 2) Tendon problem.
>
> We are currently making sure he has a good diet and as much exercise as he
> desires.  The day after we got him and his "sister", we took them for
> shots, heartworm and fecal checks, and these checks all came back
negative.
>
>
> --- Robyn Allwright
> --- ziffanyrobyn@earthlink.net
> --- Ziffany Great Pyrenees
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