First of all, it is necessary to know whether the dog is suddenly leg lame or the situation is slowly serious.
There are many factors that cause dog legs. Some dogs suddenly have leg lame, which is mostly caused by the problem of trauma. And most of the dogs that have gradually revealed the problem of leg lame is mostly caused by related issues such as chronic diseases or bone dysplasia.
1. injury
If it is suddenly lame, especially after severe exercise, it is likely to be injured. The injury is light and heavy. If it is light, it may be just a soft tissue injury, including muscle, tendon, ligament, etc., which may be fractures, joint dislocation, ligament rupture, etc. The front cross ligament rupture of the knee joint is a more common example of joy. Of course, the claws are cut by stones, and the dog will also have a leg lame because of pain, but the impact is not great.
Treatment method: Do not move the injured legs casually, because it may make the injury heavier, and it may be bitten because it hurts the pet. If your legs are swollen or unable to ground, you need to seek medical treatment immediately. If it is just a slight lame, you can try to limit the pet's action to let him take a good rest and see if it has improved. If it is still painful for more than 24 hours, you need to go to the hospital.
Doctors generally have a palpation, and it is likely to take X -rays to determine whether there are problems such as fractures and joint misalignment. According to the severity of the fracture, you may need to refer to the orthopedic specialist to perform surgery. Soft tissue injury may need to use anti -inflammatory painkillers and rest.
Observe whether there is trauma on the legs of the dog
2. Infection or inflammation
If the lame lame does not happen after the severe exercise, be careful of other possibilities.
Infection caused by injury: For example, bacteria invade when skin damage, then pustules, or joint infections, and so on. For dogs who are out, they are bitten by other stray dogs, and pustules are often common.
Treatment: medical treatment in time. The doctor will check the body temperature to see if the skin is left to the mouth, and the X -ray and blood test may be needed. For suspected pustules, the needle can be sampled to see if there is infection.
Systemic infection: For example, a disease caused by some tapeworms. LeM disease is a typical one. Different joints may rotate pain, and at the same time, accompanied by appetite and spiritual decline, fever, difficulty breathing, and so on.
Treatment: Make 4DX Snap Test, which contains a test of heartworm and other three kinds of tapeworm diseases. At the same time, X -ray and blood tests are also required to eliminate other possibilities.
Know if dogs have hereditary bone diseases
3. Men
More common, especially the age or a little obese dog. The lame of chronic arthritis slowly worsen, but injury can also cause arthritis to deteriorate suddenly.
Treatment: After eliminating other possibilities, use joint nutrition products. If it is really painful, you may need to take painkillers.
4. The problem of the spine
Dog spine problems are also common, especially those with particularly long sausages. Discositbure or spine injury causes damage to the spine nerve, which can cause the back of the thigh to lose exercise, lose pain, and even urinate normally.
Treatment: Be sure to seek medical treatment in time. Doctors will do neurological examinations, and X -ray discern the affected spine position. If there is a condition, the spinal cord is exposed, and CT or MRI will have more accurate results. According to the severity of the disease, doctors will choose drug treatment or surgical treatment.
5. Genetic or dysplasia caused by
If a dog has a hereditary or developed disease, the age of lame is generally less age and the possibility of suddenness. Like CHD of dog hip development, elbow dysplasia, etc. elbow joint development. If childhood unevenness is a child, bone and joint dysplasia can also be caused.
Treatment: First go to the hospital for examination, you may need to be diagnosed with X -ray. According to severity, drug treatment or surgical treatment may be needed. To prevent such problems, when the dogs are young, they must eat food suitable for young pets to ensure the balance of nutrition and reasonably arrange the dog's exercise.