The most common cause of both sorts of fractures is when puppies are dropped or fall from furniture. Greenstick fractures are just like the name suggests- cracked but not fully broken, and heal very well if supported. The small piece of bone that’s now fixed down was pulled off by the force of the patellar tendon. The picture shows the repair of a tibial crest avulsion in the knee, a sort of growth plate fracture. Growth plates are the dark bands you see in puppy xrays where new bone is forming, and are natural weak spots. Fractureįractures in growing dogs are a lot like breaks in children. See also the common causes of limping discussed later and the cost of X-rays. All these problems need to be identified and treated quickly in growing dogs. If a puppy starts limping, you may need to act fast to prevent a lifetime of problems. Visit this page to see which problems happen in the front or back legs and how to tell which leg is sore. The list below is sorted into ‘puppy’, ‘adult’ and ‘common’ problems. I’ve gone back through our records, found the top 20 with pictures. By knowing the leg problems that dogs get you have a better chance of preventing some, identifying others and taking them all seriously. This isn’t just a catalog of limping dogs.
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