puppy dog

[emstffd]

i have a 9 month old puppy and when you take her out she is very slow and doesnt put all her weight on her front paws i checked the pads on there nothing on them but when i checked both her legs she showed me her teeth

[garner]

Hi emstffd... You need to take her to the vets.It might well be nothing serious but on the otherhand it could be.Some thing is bothering her if she is snarling,Get her booked in a.s.a.p. Good luck. g

[Noweia]

It could be pain anywhere in the front legs. What breed is she?

Take her to the vets so they can give her some painkillers and find out what's wrong!

[lankeela]

Is she a Staff by any chance? They can suffer from a condition called L2-HGA, which is a neurometabolic disorder characterised by elevated levels of L-2-hydroxyglutaric acid in urine, plasma and cerebrospinal fluid. L-2-hydroxyglutarate is normally metabolised to a-ketoglutarate but in affected dogs it is not, and builds up in the body with devastating results. L-2-HGA affects the central nervous system, with clinical signs usually apparent between 6 months and one year (although they can appear later). Symptoms include epileptic seizures, "wobbly" gait, tremors, muscle stiffness as a result of exercise or excitement and altered behavior.

There is now a DNA test to find out if dogs are affected or carriers of the disease, and all Staffs should be tested before being bred from.

[emstffd]

no she is not a staff she is a mix of retiever and lab