Change the food to 18 to 21% protein and lower the fat . Some Senior dog foods are good for this. Obviously, the raw diet is too high in protein for this dog. LOL! and lot's of luck! Joan Joan F. Fox website: http://www.campaignersgsds.com 17500 Haskins Rd. Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023 Cell: 440-759-4119 >________________________________ > From: Theresa-GSD Stolz-Scenecrest Farm <scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx> >To: sbirch@xxxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 7:18 PM >Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Down pastern > >Here are 2 websites that might help answer your questions... > >http://www.total-german-shepherd.com/downedpasterns.html > >http://www.grunfeldshepherds.com/articles/lanting/carpal-subluxation-and-weak-pasterns-two%20different-conditions.html >Theresa > >From: Sharon & Stuart Birch <sbirch@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Down pastern >To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Date: Saturday, March 10, 2012, 4:20 PM > > >Hi Guy's >I have a 4 month old male puppy who is down in pasterns >Their vet has this poor family terrified >Of course they sold them a "medical" diet and are now wanting to x-ray the >puppy >I will go and see them tomorrow but does anyone have a link to an article so I >can help them relax >I do have sure grow here or is there something better to start him on >Sharon >Stuart & Sharon Birch >Edale German Shepherds >Tofield, Alberta >WWW.EDALEGSD.COM >780 662 4843 > > >===========================================================================>POST > is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original >author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind >are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the >Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > >Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and >its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed >in any post. > >ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY >MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS >PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY >FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE >PROSECUTED. > >For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx > >VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org ; >SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html >NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ >===========================================================================> > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================