What happened to the golden retriever's leg that suddenly became lame?

Sudden lameness of golden retriever legs may be caused by excessive exercise, trauma, calcium deficiency, hip arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout and other reasons. If it is caused by excessive exercise, then it is normal for the leg to suddenly become lame, which can be improved by reducing the amount of exercise and massaging. Through the above treatments, local discomfort symptoms can be relieved, and the owner generally does not need to worry too much. If the leg is abnormally lame and accompanied by other symptoms, such as slow bone development, joint pain, etc., it is recommended that the owner take the golden retriever to the pet hospital for treatment in time, otherwise the treatment time will be delayed, the condition will continue to worsen, and the recovery of the leg bones will be affected. .

1. Excessive exercise

If you exercise too much for a long time, it may cause strain on the ligament tissue, which may aggravate the local pain when walking, resulting in lameness. It needs to be reduced Exercise and local massage can speed up blood circulation and help the local area return to normal.

2. Trauma

If the leg joint is hit, it will cause local bone damage, and you may suddenly become lame when walking, accompanied by swelling and pain. , it is necessary to take blood-activating and analgesic drugs under the guidance of a doctor for improvement.

3. Calcium deficiency

If the golden retriever has a long-term partial eclipse or is picky about food, and the owner does not provide calcium to the golden retriever in time, it will lead to a lack of a large amount of calcium in the body, which will affect the normal development of bones and lead to If the golden retriever stumbles while walking, it is recommended that the owner take calcium tablets specially designed for pets for treatment under the guidance of a doctor.

4. Hip arthritis

It is a degenerative disease of the joints, which mainly manifests as pain in the hip joint, limited movement, etc. When walking with weight, it will cause pain in local joints, resulting in If you feel that you are walking on your legs, this behavior can relieve joint pain and reduce damage to the joints. You need to take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and chondroprotectants as directed by your doctor for treatment.

5. Rheumatoid arthritis

It is a disease that occurs in joints throughout the body. It is usually caused by being in a humid environment for a long time. Without treatment, joint calcification may occur. It will affect normal walking, and you need to follow the doctor's advice and take anti-rheumatic drugs.

6. Gout

If you suffer from gout, it will cause joint damage. If it is not improved in time, tophi will form in the joints, which will cause severe pain when walking.Severe pain, resulting in lameness, needs to be treated with uric acid-lowering and glucocorticoid drugs under the guidance of a doctor. If the tophi continues to increase, surgical treatment can be performed under the guidance of a doctor.

During the treatment, golden retrievers should rest in bed and should not exercise strenuously for a long time, otherwise it will increase damage to joints and affect disease control.