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[Re: Michael_Wise ]
#239690 - 05/14/2009 12:44 AM |
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The gait seems a little odd, hard to tell from that angle.
Do you have any friends that do breed showing? They tend to be good at spotting trouble with gait.
Cute little dog though.
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Re: One toenail wearing bad
[Re: Tanith Wheeler ]
#239694 - 05/14/2009 07:44 AM |
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I can't tell, to be honest. How unhelpful of me. He's a great dog though - what a cutie!
Teagan!
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[Re: Jennifer Mullen ]
#239702 - 05/14/2009 08:44 AM |
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His left front foot seems to hit the ground at an odd angle. His wrist is a bit crooked (well they both are, but more so on the left) and you can see when he goes to bring his left paw forward that it probably does drag on the ground. All it takes is for his toe to hang down 1 mm below the others.
Maybe you can watch the video in slow motion on your computer to see for sure, but it does look to me like that left front paw drags a bit on bringing it forward.
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Re: One toenail wearing bad
[Re: Angela Burrell ]
#239709 - 05/14/2009 09:46 AM |
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off in the left front. Often it is harder to see lameness in the faster gait.
Michelle
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[Re: Michelle Berdusco ]
#239711 - 05/14/2009 10:07 AM |
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By left front, do y'all mean HIS right?
Angela, yes, he is crooked at the wrist. Always been like that.
So, could this just be a product of his odd structure and I just need to control the surface he runs on?
You're right, Angela. 1 mm would make all the difference in the world with this.
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Re: One toenail wearing bad
[Re: Michael_Wise ]
#239713 - 05/14/2009 10:14 AM |
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His odd build has always been there. Nothing has changed with him that I can see causing this, only that we have been on more asphalt.
He walks fine, jumps up and down off stuff fine, runs fine.
Only favored any leg twice in his life. Once, after his teeth cleaning.(Don't know what happened there.) And once for a cut pad.
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Re: One toenail wearing bad
[Re: Michael_Wise ]
#239716 - 05/14/2009 10:20 AM |
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to me it looks like it's just his odd structure.
I saw his left (if i was standing behind him watching, not head on)foot seeming to strike at an odd angle, but it seems to be more because his legs are a little bowed.
So i would just go with the fact that you are running on ashpalt more now and you're seeing the nail getting some damage because of it.
Tucker's nails wear differently, one I always have to cut because it doesn't strike the ground the same way as the others and when i look at it, it does seem to be set differently.
Edited by Wendy Lefebvre (05/14/2009 10:20 AM)
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[Re: Wendy Lefebvre ]
#239718 - 05/14/2009 10:25 AM |
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Look upon this as a chance to get some fun new dog gear for Turbo and get some boots for when you run on ashpalt!
Teagan!
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Re: One toenail wearing bad
[Re: Michael_Wise ]
#239721 - 05/14/2009 10:36 AM |
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... Angela, yes, he is crooked at the wrist. Always been like that.
Yeah, it's clear to me that the two front feet strike differently. I wasn't able to tell which was "wrong," though -- just that they were so different.
He doesn't look like he's limping or what I would usually think of as "dragging" (like my senior with disk damage, when he's tired, will drag the top of his left front foot).
I'd probably protect the foot with both surfaces and footgear and ask the vet to check out his two front legs and feet next trip.
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Re: One toenail wearing bad
[Re: Connie Sutherland ]
#239725 - 05/14/2009 10:58 AM |
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Tucker's nails wear differently, one I always have to cut because it doesn't strike the ground the same way as the others and when i look at it, it does seem to be set differently. See, I never thought about it like this. Turbo has some teeth that are set odd, but toes, nails, or feet never crossed my mind.
Look upon this as a chance to get some fun new dog gear for Turbo and get some boots for when you run on ashpalt! You read my simple, little mind. 
I'd probably protect the foot with both surfaces and footgear and ask the vet to check out his two front legs and feet next trip.
More than a simple exam, right? X-rays?
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