Weird back legs?

[Lizardbug]

Hi everybody,

I took Freya to the vet today for a wellness check and my vet said she has very straight back legs, the best comparison she could give was its like she's a woman wearing high heels. There are only 2 other cane corso that go to this vet so she says she isn't really familiar with the breed but she said it could be a long term issue I was wondering what everybody here thinks. This is my first cane corso so I don't know if this is just how the breed is put together. I'm sorry about the fuzziness of the pictures, if they aren't good enough to be able to tell anything let me know and I can get some more.



Thank you for any and all help,
Liz

 

[sjdavenport]

They do look awfully straight to me. Here are a couple photos of my CC boy's hind leg angulation (not that he has perfect conformation either).

 

[DDSK]

I have never seen that before.
Does she walk and run normally?

 

[Lizardbug]

the vet took her in back and had her going up and down the hall so she could watch her and said they look really straight when she moves but she doesn't limp or hop or anything weird like that. She sways but we think that is just because of the stage of growth she is in, her butt is a lot higher then her front right now. She is 7 months old and 81 pounds by the way I forgot to put that in my original post.

 

[ameripunx07]

 

[ameripunx07]

My boy Nash is eleven months old March 15th... He's 88 pounds and seems to have a bit of this straight leg going on. Hopefully, it will not be an issue.

 

[ameripunx07]

 

[Lizardbug]

I hope it is not an issue for either of our dogs, how does Nash move? Did he go through the teeter totter growth phases?

Liz

 

[DalCielo CC]

Rear angulation acts as the rear suspension to cushion the hips, pelvis and back of your dog when it run and jumps. Dogs that are lacking angulation are more prone to injury, keep this in mind when you exercise your dog. In the sketch at line "E" you can see the line touches rump and end at the front of the toes. This is correct angulation.

 

[DalCielo CC]

Also, the lack of angulation will keep a dogs top line from becoming level and the dog will appear high in the rear even when mature. They also appear to have a pogo-like movement. Keeping the dog on the light side will help lessen the impact of running and jumping.

 

[ameripunx07]

He's fine runs like the wind .. He's agile and just a ball of energy!

 

[Smokeycat]

Some of the appearance may also be due to the fact that her hind feet are that far under her body, instead of being behind her. Kryten has a habit of standing with his hind legs tucked in in an attempt to shift weight off his front legs. In most of his standing pictures his legs look fairly straight. When moving his legs are more angulated.

 

[ruby55]

Looks like Ruby's rear (She's the one in the middle). She was 4 years old when she was finally diagnosed with arthritis in her hocks. She just turned 5 last month, & I can see it catching up with her. She's always taken her time getting into a sit position or getting up, but she's starting to struggle a little. She slipped on the new ceramic tile floor about 3 weeks ago, & she's still moving a little slower than normal. She's still able to run, especially if it's after one of the barn cats, but she chooses not to more often than not.

 

[Lizardbug]

Thanks for that picture smokeycat I think that might be what is going on in Freyas pictures, cause I don't think it is as bad as it looks. When I stack her back end it doesn't look to bad, but I didn't have someone to take a picture for me when she was stacked. I will see if I can get some more pictures of her with her hind end stacked.

 

[Lizardbug]

Hi here are some more pictures with her back legs stacked out from under her body. I apologize for the fuzziness but I think the line of her leg can be seen through it. Thank you all again.

 

[BlackShadowCaneCorso]

They are straight, and DCCC gave some great info on what could be issues later. Corso angulation should be moderate, not excessive but not straight either


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[Lizardbug]

Thank you for all the info, they looked pretty straight to me in the second pictures as well. Hopefully it wont be to much of a problem for her, I will just try and keep her from jumping which she doesn't do very often anyways. I really like the picture DCCC was able to find it was very helpful.

Liz