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I just got a pup I traded for and the guy said he was 8 weeks old but his umbilical cord place is still healing. So I think he is younger than that and he doesnt eat very well i mix food with warm water and let it get soft. but when he walks his front leg doesnt work all the time he doesnt put much weight on it an is kindly bow legged I need some advice on what i should do for the leg and i dont think he is 8 weeks old yet could any body fill me in on this. Any addvice would help Thanks Motto

take it back and get a diffrent one.

You could try to buy a puppy milk replacer and feed it that , and maybe mix it with some puppy chow . As for the leg im not sure, it coud have been hurt in some way and is healing. good luck with your pup...

If I remember correctly it sounds like your pup may be getting something called "rickets". Look it up on your computer. It can be corrected with diet.

thanks for the advice fellers and im going to put puppy milk with his food and i do believe its rickets. seems like it after reading on it. going to give him some vitamin c & d hopefully it will help him out.

feed the puppy plain yogurt along with his puppy chow and the legs will straighten right up, its alot eaiser than giving vitiamns and will help its digestion get on the right track

Goat milk

start ur pup out on calfmilk replacer, it has lot of vitamins minerals and will faten him up quick and it will be easy on his digestive system. after about 1 or 2 weeks of this u can give him pedigree in a can dog food the beef kind seems to work the best. then keep him on the pedigree dog food for 1 more week mixing it with soft puppy chow. then give him nothing but puppy chow until he is 1 yr old. keeping him on the puppy chow for the 1st yr will alow him to stay healthy and grow to his fullest potential.

I had a pup once that had rickets and I gave him a dose of cod liver oil every day for a couple of weeks and now you would never think he had it as a pup. He is fast and a pack leader.