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Originally Posted by brooks99  Hello Everyone,
This has been a great site with many wonderful people who really care.
Thanks so much for all your input and help in raising these precious yorkies.
I was reading this thread in hope for some additional advice. I have this same problem with the only puppy that my dog gave birth to, the puppy seems to be overweight a little and she kicks her legs back outward while using her arms to move around. I did bring her to the vet and he said that
she was okay but needs to get more exercise to build strength so that she can walk. So I have been working with her for a week now. She does try to use her legs a little more than before, but still kicks them out.
My puppy is four weeks old.
I wanted to know how your puppy is doing? Also any advise would also be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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HI:
Sadly, my puppy (Lady) did not make it, but this was not due to he problem with her legs, the mom had NO prenatal care from her previous owners. We brought her into our home a week before she had her babies. Lady, also had a very small trachea and and congestive heart disease.
Perhaps what your baby has is what is called Swimmer's puppy and there is a site, I believe located on this thread that shows what it looks like and how to fix it. If I remember correctly there abdomen also extrudes out some.
Your baby is just learning how to walk and may need to build up strength in her legs. Just keep up with the exercise. Also, there are physical therapists for animals you may if you need to want to consult one.
If you truly feel she is not getting any better than take her back to the vet.
There is also a lot of information out and on this site in regards to luxtaing patella, which is what Lady had.
Good luck and please let me know if you have any other questions. This site has a ton of people with knowledge about our fur babies and offer great advice.