Hello, my dog seemingly has hock hyperextension. He has it on both legs, however the left one is more severe than the right. He limps, and rarely does not let his left leg touch the ground. Our vet told us to use a special hock bandage that would have fixed the problem, and we also did physiotherapy. However both legs have been getting worse. He still runs and jumps, but not as active as he was before. He bites the hock joint a lot. What do you recommend us to do? thank you.

Hello,i have a doberman pinscher 5 months old.I saw he has a problem when walking lowly he limping but he can Run with no problem.He has a swelling carpal.I don't know is from of sprain or arthrisitis(disease).When i touch the carpal he don't have pain.I think the dog is overweight.He licking the carpal.I hope so you can help me please.

Hi, my dog had surgery on the the 30/08/17 for this problem all they did was cut the ulna bone as it had not grown the same lenght as the radius i collected her after the opp with no dressing at all and have kepted her resting as much as possible the leg now looks worse than before and she cant walk far I have had a secound apion and have been told the bone is still broken and she shouldent have had this done to her she was 14 mounths old time off opperation.

We have a almost year old Great Pyrenees. At 8 weeks old he was attacked by our donkey and broke his left hind femur. He was in a cast and caged for almost 8 weeks after that. It was then we noticed that his right front carpal joint hyperextended. The vet told us he had developed rickets from being caged so long and we started a high calcium supplement, however it did not help. He is getting very large now and he is limping alot. It seems to hurt him worse now but he is the happiest and most playful dog/puppy. Would a carpal brace help him? I would imagine it is a degenerative issue because he has other issue due to poor breeding (a massive overbite).

Our 11 week old puppy just got home from the animal hospital for parvovirus treatment. I noticed that she now has carpal hyperextension, and she didn't have it before going in. It's only been 6 days that she's been gone. Could she have possibly developed this due to being very inactive and mostly laying down for almost 8 days, plus malnutrition from eating almost nothing for that period of time?

I have a puppy who has hyper-extended carpal joints - both of her accessory pads can almost touch the ground sometimes. Both front legs affected. She is 8 months old. Not lame, or limping, or in pain at all. No accident to cause it that I am aware of. She runs and plays like a normal puppy. I just notice it when she is sitting/standing and when she is walking. Is this normal in some puppies? She is 4kg poodle mix. I first noticed it a week ago and its freaking me out.

My collies condition has recently deteriorated again, he has arthritis and carpal hyper-extension in both front carpal joints, his exercise is managed and on soft ground only alongside using rugs and runners at home and hydrotherapy and massage. His front legs have started to bow so has resulted in paw pad movement. He wears carpal supports to help on his walks but only manages 20 minutes now. The last couple of walks he's stopped in his tracks and plods behind me, after checking his paws I found they were sore and weeping between the two outer pads which must be taking the pressure more now while walking. I've tried a booty and bandaging but it doesn't stay on long, I've kept it clean too but wonder if this will keep reoccurring? I know when he is pain and is being managed suitably but this has really knocked the wind out of his usual happy go lucky joyful walkies. I've had to carry the 23kg soft sod back to the car before now. It's really getting him down and just looking for some ideas to help him walk a short way without the wounds opening or reoccurring. Thank you

Our pit bull has had this as a degenerative issue for several years. It has recently escalated to the point where we have been referred to an orthopedic surgeon for a consult. Because she is 8 and has it in both front paws and arthritis as well, I am concerned she will not be a candidate for surgery. Her quality of life is deteriorating and it is heartbreaking to see our sweet girl in so much pain. She’s been on Rimadyl 2x/day for years and is now on Tramadol as well 2-3x/day. Our consult is 4/10.