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Adopted, Angus is a 3 year old healthy boy.
Surrendered, he has been neutered, just had rabies shot, and microchip. He has a major problem with his left from leg (as seen in photo). His is not in pain and does not have a limp, but it looks bad. Angus' leg is a birth defect and does not seem to bother him. When around a bunch of other dogs, he will hold it up so it doesn't get stepped on, but has no pain or limp with it. Angus is food aggressive and needs feed alone if with other dogs. He plays well with other dogs as long as there is no food involved.
Update: Angus is no longer food aggressive, now that he knows he will have enough to eat. He has gained some weight and now his ribs are not showing. He has been to see my vet and he believes the leg should be left alone, since it causes no pain or limp. If it becomes painful in his later years of life, my vet believes he would be better off if it were amputated instead of the extensive work it would take to reconstruct the birth defect. That reconstruction of the bone would involve very high dollars and uncertain outcome for complete recovery and would also cause arthritis as he aged. This MAY happen anyway because of the stress on the ankle joint.
Adopted, Angus is a 3 year old healthy boy.
Surrendered, he has been neutered, just had rabies shot, and microchip. He has a major problem with his left from leg (as seen in photo). His is not in pain and does not have a limp, but it looks bad. Angus' leg is a birth defect and does not seem to bother him. When around a bunch of other dogs, he will hold it up so it doesn't get stepped on, but has no pain or limp with it. Angus is food aggressive and needs feed alone if with other dogs. He plays well with other dogs as long as there is no food involved.
Update: Angus is no longer food aggressive, now that he knows he will have enough to eat. He has gained some weight and now his ribs are not showing. He has been to see my vet and he believes the leg should be left alone, since it causes no pain or limp. If it becomes painful in his later years of life, my vet believes he would be better off if it were amputated instead of the extensive work it would take to reconstruct the birth defect. That reconstruction of the bone would involve very high dollars and uncertain outcome for complete recovery and would also cause arthritis as he aged. This MAY happen anyway because of the stress on the ankle joint.