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Why is my dog having trouble moving back legs?

Why is my dog having trouble moving back legs?

If he is having a hard time walking, or he is staggering and wobbling on his feet, this back leg weakness may be a result of muscle atrophy, pain, or nerve damage. Other signs that can alert you to this condition are a reluctance or inability to stand, lameness, or paralysis in the legs.

What are the symptoms of being unable to move your leg?

Muscle cramps or spasms (painful), Unable to move leg. Pain or discomfort, Tenderness to touch, Unable to move leg. Stiffness or decreased movement, Unable to bear weight, Unable to move leg. Pain or discomfort (Groin), Pain or discomfort (Thigh), Unable to move leg.

What causes a dog to move his back legs?

If you’re looking at a dog, the lumbosacral (LS) area is in his lower back, just behind the two pelvic bones that stand out in that area. Instability in this area leads to abnormal movement of the bones and pinched nerves. Lumbosacral disease symptoms depend on which nerves are affected.

What causes sudden weakness in the back legs?

“Sudden hind limb weakness or paralysis can be a clinical sign of several conditions, including degenerative myelopathy, in which parts of the nerves in the spinal cord responsible for hind limb mobility degenerate,” begins Dr. Benson.

Why does my German Shepherd have back leg problems?

Dogs may get frustrated that they can’t perform normal daily activities such as climbing stairs or jumping into cars (both which you have mentioned). CDRM is caused by a degeneration of the nerves to the hindlegs, it is progressive and there is no treatment.

Muscle cramps or spasms (painful), Unable to move leg. Pain or discomfort, Tenderness to touch, Unable to move leg. Stiffness or decreased movement, Unable to bear weight, Unable to move leg. Pain or discomfort (Groin), Pain or discomfort (Thigh), Unable to move leg.

If you’re looking at a dog, the lumbosacral (LS) area is in his lower back, just behind the two pelvic bones that stand out in that area. Instability in this area leads to abnormal movement of the bones and pinched nerves. Lumbosacral disease symptoms depend on which nerves are affected.

“Sudden hind limb weakness or paralysis can be a clinical sign of several conditions, including degenerative myelopathy, in which parts of the nerves in the spinal cord responsible for hind limb mobility degenerate,” begins Dr. Benson.

What happens when a rabbit Cant move its back legs?

Without the ability to move its hind legs, rabbits can’t eat their cecotropes which gives them essential nutrition. They can’t exercise which may cause them to gain weight. Hind leg paralysis is when your rabbit can’t use its back legs.