Splayed feet in Corso puppy

[violetsmom]

My puppy is 4.5 months old. I notice that her feet look a bit splayed at times, especially on tile. Is there anything I can do to help correct this? I've read on the internet about diet, exercise and walking on gravel, but don't know anyone with personal experience with this.

 

[musicdeb]

I had to research splayed feet because I've never heard of it. Titan's feet are splayed when he's on tiled floors but normal on other surfaces.

What I read is that it can be an issue if they are truly splayed and puppies tend to have splayed feet but they grow out of it.

I would recommend keeping an eye on his feet. Hopefully he'll grow out of it.

 

[mcarrel]

4.5 months on Kronos went down in the pasterns and his feet splayed it was especially noticeable when he was on tile. I was told it happens when their ligaments stretch as their long bones grow. (as far as I remember lol) I just kept him on chicken feet , knox gelatin over his food and vitamin c, and moderate exercise
(all things I read from various forums pertaining to the same problem)

 

[mx5055]

Can you put up a picture showing what you are talking about?

 

[jwalker]

never heard of splayed feet before. is the condition anything serious?

 

[Lukasdad]

I had a rescue rottie years ago who had splayed feet when I got her she had been a puppy farm dog with many sores when I get her believe it or not she was seriously over weight . The vet had said due to the excess weight and probably being kept in a run lying on concrete all day churning out pups had caused the problem ... But after a year of dieting and as stated walkin on gravel he feet dramatically improved .
Walking on the stones made them tighten their paws and pads together for me it did the trick but we had a few issues with infections inbetween her toes .
So my advice is to keep his feet clean walk him regularly on gravely surfaces and try to not let him get too over weight

 

[Iymala]

I just kept him on chicken feet , knox gelatin over his food and vitamin c, and moderate exercise
(all things I read from various forums pertaining to the same problem)

All really good advice.

When I see splayed feet it is normally a sign of another underlying issue with the dog. It can be something as small as the nails being too long, or something as serious as hip dysplasia. Normally when I see splayed feet the dog is also suffering from weak pasterns where their legs look a lot like:

*not an extreme case, but you will also notices the splayed feet on the front paws of the dog. Good example of both issues.

 

[Iymala]

Here is a drawn example: