4 łapy

anteodoro3 asked:


After 5 weeks of surgery on a torn ACL and patella luxation on her left knee, my chihuahua is still favoring the good leg over the repaired one. The vet said that the healing and the surgery is good and the dog just needs to re-learn walking on all fours. During a slow walk, she uses all four but when we pick up speed she reverts to three legs. When I tug on the leash for some resistance, she puts down the repaired leg and walks on four. When she gets excited, she has all legs on the ground. Then, she remembers her injury and lifts the bad leg again. I have to admit that over 5 weeks, she has used the repaired leg more and more, and so maybe she is just a couple more weeks away from complete recovery. However, I still would like to help this process along. Any ideas as to how a dog can get over this
hangup?

TurdFurgeson asked:


As a four “legged” animal, dogs have four knees. This is because you can’t have elbows if you don’t have arms, right?

Tiffany asked:


My chihuahua only walks and runs on three legs but she has all four. What does that mean? Is it normal? She only does it sometimes…and it’s one of the back legs that she doesn’t use. She’s only 2 and a half so I don’t think it’s old age. Thanks!

Jess asked:


I have a male chihuahua. My sister has 1 male & 1 female. I was clipping their nails one day and noticed both males have only four toes on their back legs and the female has five. I was just curious. Anyone know why?

karrot_2003 asked:


I have a Rottweiler cross breed with a Pit bull, i just cannot figure why he does this

Cali H asked:


Ahh!!!

http://a.media.community.abcfamily.go.com/images/bedlington_terrier_03a.jpg

http://www.pedigreedogs.co.uk/images_breeds/bedlington_terrier.jpg

I mean, they’re kinda cute but…wow…lol.