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Originally Posted by YorkieLoverr  Hi, my baby yorkie is about 8 weeks now and she cant walk properly. At about 5 weeks I noticed she wasnt walking as her sister so started wondering. I believe she has swimmers syndrome. The vet says theres nothing I can do and I should just wait and monitor her progress.
Her front legs are perfectly fine but the rear legs were facing outward, and when she would try to walk they would go back (making her look like a seal).
Now she has moved them forward and is staring to lift her rear a bit. (she almost looks like she is always peeing)
Does anyone know of anything I can do?
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I had a little girl born last year with a rear leg issue. In her case, her rear legs turned inward and the feet turned under. I took her to an ortho specialist at 3 days old and he examined her. He could find no structural defects and wanted me to do physical therapy with her before trying to wrap her legs into a correct position. It worked and she developed 100% normally.
I will tell you that the bones are setting and there is a limited window to do anything for them. I would have an ortho vet examine her and get an expert opinion. In the meantime, make sure her nails are trimmed, along with the hair on the footpads, to eliminate any impedance to her walking Also, give her a surface with some traction to walk on. Keep her off of smooth surfaces.I can guarantee you that doing nothing as your vet advised will get you no results.
Anne (my precious pups) had a girl with a more extreme case and she had a great recovery with hand made braces. You may want to contact her.