Causes of dogs walking lamely

1. Trauma. For example, injuries caused by nails, stones, or glass fragments.
2. Muscle strain. Severe muscle strain.
3. Joint sprain or dislocation. Pain, swelling, walking difficulties, and even inability to move may occur in the sprained area. Severe sprains may cause fractures or joint dislocations.
4. Rickets. Rickets is mainly a non-inflammatory disease caused by vitamin D deficiency and calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorders causing bone tissue dysplasia. The main manifestations are digestive disorders, heterophilia, lameness and bone deformation.
5. Rheumatism of joints. The affected joint and its surrounding tissues are edematous, the joint is thick in shape, and there is heat and pain. Sick dogs have difficulty getting up and lying down and limp when exercising. However, with the increase in the amount of exercise and the prolongation of time, the lameness symptoms can be reduced or disappeared.
6. Fracture. Falls, jumps, collisions, etc. can lead to fractures, sprains, etc. Dog breeds with more delicate bones, such as Chihuahuas and Maltese dogs, are prone to fractures.
7. Mosquito bites. Ticks parasitize between the toes. After a dog is bitten by a tick, it sucks blood on the body surface and mechanically damages the skin, causing pain and itching at the parasitic site. Its toxins injected into the dog's body can also cause symptoms such as muscle paralysis and paralysis.

How to deal with a dog that is lame when walking

1. Generally speaking, the dog's paws dare to touch the ground, but they dare not lift their legs upward. The affected area may be located on the upper wrist of the forelimb or the hind limb. The upper part of the tarsus. If the affected dog dares to lift its leg up but is afraid to step on the ground, the affected area may be located under the wrist of the forelimb or the lower tarsus of the hind limb. Dog owners should focus on these areas for inspection.
2. Conduct a focused inspection on the suspected affected area, gradually touching and inspecting from the paws and between the toes upwards, paying attention to whether there are puncture wounds, bleeding, iron nails, stones, broken glass, and between the toes. Foreign bodies, parasites, skin bleeding, swelling, etc. Pay attention to whether the temperature of the affected area increases, the condition of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, and whether the muscles are paralyzed.
3. Discover the affected limb, determine the affected part, find out the cause, and carry out treatment according to the cause. The dog owner also needs to take the following measures: stop training and exercise and let the dog rest; provide delicious and easy-to-digest food, and try to improve the condition. The dog's appetite; strengthen care to prevent mosquito bites and infection of the affected area, etc.
4. If rheumatism and rickets cause the dog to be lame, these diseases must be treated first according to the corresponding treatment methods for rheumatism and rickets.