I have no idea. Bailey is 5 months old and her wrists are not like that. I would bring it up to the vet. I'm sure someone here has more answers then I do.
I couldnt agree with this great advice more, especially the part of pronto switching him to adult food. He does look down on his pasterns, which you can read about more commonly in German Shepherd Dogs and Great Danes. I would trust PG if she says not to panic, but I would be a bit worried if he were my pup. It's common and sound advice to switch to adult or ALS food for panoe and other bone issues.I wouldn't panic. This looks like it is growth related. He's 5 months old, which is a totally "geeky" age. He is a little down on his pasterns. He is likely cutting molars, too. I would make sure that he is on a slow growth program. I'd put him on adult food, if he is not already, rather than puppy, and make sure that he is not getting any supplements with calcium. A little yogurt or probiotics can't hurt, and will help him utilize the nutrients in his food.
Ever have a dog with pano? The very first thing a vet will tell you is to get the puppy off puppy food and onto adult food. A puppy on puppy food past 4-6 months old is far more likely to develop bone growth problems (which may manifest much later) than a puppy switched to adult food at the same age.I don't know if everyone here believes in putting a 5 month old puppy on grown up food so I wouldn't take that as gospel. Just saying. Max is still on puppy food and his growth seems to finally be slowing down a lot even on the puppy food.
Murphy's contract specified switching to adult food at around 3 mos. We made the switch at about 3.5mos (3 months came up real fast and I still had to do my research!!). He is plenty big, perfectly normal (maybe mellower than the average pup but he was always that way) and according to my vet, perfectly healthy. Just my experience, I am not actually knowledgeable on the benefits of puppy vs. adult food past what I've read on here and so on...Ever have a dog with pano? The very first thing a vet will tell you is to get the puppy off puppy food and onto adult food. A puppy on puppy food past 4-6 months old is far more likely to develop bone growth problems (which may manifest much later) than a puppy switched to adult food at the same age.
It may not be "gospel" but it is something that breeders, vets, and canine nutritionists have been doing for decades.
Ever have a dog with pano? The very first thing a vet will tell you is to get the puppy off puppy food and onto adult food. A puppy on puppy food past 4-6 months old is far more likely to develop bone growth problems (which may manifest much later) than a puppy switched to adult food at the same age.
It may not be "gospel" but it is something that breeders, vets, and canine nutritionists have been doing for decades.
No, I haven't. So you are saying now that there is something wrong with the growth of this dog rather than, I wouldn't worry to much about it. And while dogs have grown up healthy stopping puppy food at 6 months, etc. countless other dogs have done the same eating puppy food up to a year like my Willow for example - she is plenty sound in her old age.