I had a puppy one time that sounds similar you yours. He was a singleton puppy and very over weight. At four weeks he could not walk, just pulled himself around with his front legs. I started exercising his hind legs. I would hold him up with his hind legs in the palm of my hand and let him push up against my hand. I would do this several times a day. I also put some bedding in his box that was not slippery. I used a braided rug so he could get some traction with his hind legs when he crawled around. After working with the puppy for a week or so the puppy started walking on his own. By the time he was 8 weeks old he was perfectly normal. Is your puppy over weight? I hope it is just a matter of him needing to exercise his legs so he can build up some muscles. |