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I have been i touch with the breeder on a regular basis. He is fully aware of what is going on. He told me he has had elbow issues with some of his dogs in the past but never anything as serious as this. In conclusion he has told me that there is not a great deal he can do for me.

No sorry I do not have any photos of the x-rays

No sorry I do not have any photos of the x-rays

Thanks every one for the helpful advice. Last weekend I took my dog to the vet for x-rays. After both the vet and a specialist whom I was refered to looked at the results I was told my dog has Bi-Lateral Un-united Anconeal Process. The specialist said this is a completely genetic issue and that other variables such as food and exercise could not have caused this to happen. As a result I have been left with the options to either operate on both of the elbows, or as the dogs condition worsens to consider putting him down. The specialist says there is not a very good chance that surgery will even do anything for him, and in fact in most cases he has seen like this it does very little at all.

I do live in Sydney. I have switched foods so many times because each time his lameness reoccurs people have told me its his diet and have told me the dry food I'm feeding him is no good hence why I have chopped and changed between so many different brands in the hope to find something that is suitable for him. To be honest it is all very confusing as far as the food is going, one person says one brand is good another says it isn't. One person says dry food is good another say isn't. I'm a little confused. As far as exercise is going apart from playing with him in the back yard he doesn't really do much, and at this stage i haven't been letting him run around at all. I have just been walking him on a leash around my yard so he can do his business. I am trying to book an appointment to see the specialist this week so hopefully he can give me a more accurate diagnosis. I have mentioned it to my breeder, but I am going to see him tomorrow to have a better chat. I really appreciate everyones input and advice thank you! Ill keep you all posted.

Hi every one, my name is Rome and I own a seven and a half month old Cane Corso. I have joined this site in the hope to get some help or insight into an issue I have been having with my puppy. The issue I have been having with him is lameness and limping. The first time I noticed it was around three and a half months of age where he started limping after playing in the back yard. I took him to the vet and the vet thought he may have just sprained something and told me to keep an eye on him, and if no improvement bring him back. He seemed to improve quite quickly (four to five days) so I didn't think much of it. The same thing accured again about two months later, where he would pull up lame then start limping after having a run in the back yard. So I took him back to the vet. Vet then thought perhaps it was a deficiency in his diet which was causing the problem. At the time he was eating Pro Plan (Breeders bag), he was occasionally getting a chicken carcass or some vegetables with his meals as well. The vet asked me to get rid of all the extras such as the chicken carcasses, vegetables e.c.t and just feed him a dry food formulated for large breed puppies. So under the recommendation of the vet I did that and have since tried him on Royal Canin Giant Puppy formula and Canidae Grain Free All Life Stages formula. He is now around seven and a half months of age, and just the other day the same thing happened again. So I took him back to the vet. The pain he has been getting seems to be coming from his left shoulder. The vet said it looks like OCD and has refered me to a specialist. I have been told the treatments for this are either surgical or some dogs have apparently had some success with this issue on Cartrophen injections. I was hoping to get some insight from any one on this issue. Has any one ever experienced this with there dog before? Any advice on what may be the best form of treatment? Also I have now switched from dry food to a raw diet, any comment on wether or not this may help?