Stiff back legs on 7 month old Cane Corso

[Willythephilly]

Hi guys, i have a 7 month old Cane corso puppy, he has been cow hocked sense day one, but recently his legs have been becoming straighter and a lot better in general, so i did not really think much of it. But around two weeks ago when we were going out for a walk i noticed that his right leg was turning/pointing outwards, but he does not seem to be in any kind of pain, he runs, jumps, climbs stairs without any kind of problems. So i was wondering if any of you guys could help me to figure this outThanks

 

[tmricciuto]

I would be careful with a mastiff puppy climbing stairs as I know this can be hard on their joints but I don't remember what the cut off time frame was for it as I don't have stairs.

 

[Willythephilly]

huh, i actually read somewhere that i should encourage him to climb stairs to build his rear legs muscles upp. But thank you i will take that into notice!

 

[Hiraeth]

No, you definitely shouldn't encourage him to climb stairs. High impact activity on young and not fully formed joints can be severely damaging. Especially if his leg is rotated outwards, which is already putting more force on the joint than normal, rapidly or repeatedly running up and down stairs is a recipe for debilitating knee injury.

Large and giant breeds should be carefully managed on stairs and not allowed or forced to run up and down them until their joints fully close. For a smaller dog like a Corso, that's probably between 12-14 months of age.

 

[Hiraeth]

To add: Don't believe everything you read on the internet. I could easily go find you an article that would try to convince you that wiping your dog's nose in urine to stop it from peeing in the house is the way to potty train, or that squirting a puppy in the eyes with lemon juice is an acceptable training method.

This is your dog's health and longevity we're talking about. Don't look up articles on the internet. Take your dog to the vet, have his leg x-rayed, see what the issue is (whether it's skeletal, muscular, etc) and then talk to the vet about proper exercise and therapy options.

 

[CujoTheCorso]

Our house has five steps down from our front door to the front yard. Are you telling me I'm supposed to carry my 110 pound 6 month old puppy up and down the stairs for the next 6 - 8 months?


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[Hector]

Our house has five steps down from our front door to the front yard. Are you telling me I'm supposed to carry my 110 pound 6 month old puppy up and down the stairs for the next 6 - 8 months? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Just don't let him go wild on stairs is all. My dog has used stairs since the day I brought him home. Sometimes I can't stop him from running down the stairs. He has taken a tumble a couple of times and he does have back issues so I don't know if that contributed to that, but vet is telling me it's genetics so I don't know.

 

[season]

Just don't let him go wild on stairs is all. My dog has used stairs since the day I brought him home. Sometimes I can't stop him from running down the stairs. He has taken a tumble a couple of times and he does have back issues so I don't know if that contributed to that, but vet is telling me it's genetics so I don't know.

Exactly. Just be mindful. Solo also had to learn steps and use them from day one. I just didn't let him run up and down til after a year. Also monitored his over activity closely that first year.
Did u get your dog from a good breeder? They may be able to offer advice. Solo's supplied me with all of his hip scores. If not it may be bad genetics/breeding and something you'll need to keep an eye on.


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[Hiraeth]

Our house has five steps down from our front door to the front yard. Are you telling me I'm supposed to carry my 110 pound 6 month old puppy up and down the stairs for the next 6 - 8 months? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Like others said, just monitor. Teach him how to go up and down the stairs slowly and without stressing his joints.

I thought he was 7 months old? Your CC is that heavy at that age? That's the weight at which a standard CC should max out, not the weight they should be at at such a young age. My Great Dane puppy, who is going to probably max out between 165-180 lbs, is 110 lbs at 6 months old. So if your CC is really that heavy, he's overweight or something is amiss.

 

[CujoTheCorso]

Cujo just turned 6 months old on the 4th of this month. He is very lean ribs still showing. His father was 170 lbs and mother was 135 lbs. Had him weighted at the vet yesterday and he was 111 lbs. I think the breed standard is a little dated. Most of the corsos here in North America are bigger than the breed standard.

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[CujoTheCorso]

Cujo just turned 6 months old on the 4th of this month. He is very lean ribs still showing. His father was 170 lbs and mother was 135 lbs. Had him weighted at the vet yesterday and he was 111 lbs. I think the breed standard is a little dated. Most of the corsos here in North America are bigger than the breed standard.

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Maybe I should have said a lot of the corsos are bigger than the standard rather than most because there are some who do.


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[tmricciuto]

Not saying that he's over weight, but if he is carrying that much weight on a growing frame you might want to limit all activity to give the growth plates time to catch up to the weight. I know when mine are growing they get a bit stiff and grumpy. I have two EM girls that will be 1 on the 26th of this month and Sage, my bigger girl just hit 100 this past weekend. Bella is at 88 lbs.

 

[Willythephilly]

Hi guys, i just filmed him walking, as mentioned previously he has no problems running or jumping. He is being feed Orijen pacifica.[video=youtube;WhIsTXT7BRgWhat]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhIsTXT7BRgWhat[/video] do you guys think?

 

[Willythephilly]

Ohh and i forgot, he is around 110 Lbs/50Kg

 

[Hiraeth]

The breed standard is not outdated. It's written the way it's written to preserve the breed. If people are breeding CCs out of standard (if the dogs are more than 27.5" at the shoulder), then they're doing the breed a disservice. Bigger is not better.

 

[Hector]

Can't see vid.

 

[DragosMom]

@Hiaeth, your comments have me concerned lol. Drago is 7 months today is 28" at the withers and weighs 109lbs. Is this bad? The posts made me nervous there is something wrong about him. He is AKC also.

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[Willythephilly]

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[season]

Maybe I should have said a lot of the corsos are bigger than the standard rather than most because there are some who do.


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My CC was bred according to the Italian Standard. 110 lbs. Way too many backyard breeders out there breeding poor quality dogs. Trying to be "bigger". It's a shame.


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The breed standard is not outdated. It's written the way it's written to preserve the breed. If people are breeding CCs out of standard (if the dogs are more than 27.5" at the shoulder), then they're doing the breed a disservice. Bigger is not better.

Amen!!!!!!!


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