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A friend has a wonderful yellow lab that lost her right front.
Once she relearned making hard turns, she went right back to hunting and an active outdoor life.

When I met my GF she had a 3 legged Yorkie named Boo-Boo. Her kid's dog. Good little runt - as much as a yorkie can be I guess.

I wanted to rename him to "yardstick" but was overruled.

3 legged Vizsla that's fairly famous -

cousin and I when we were like in our mid twenties early twenties, found a three-legged Brittany spaniel. this was an awesome bird dog heart most dogs never had she would literally go and Hunt very well until she was just so tired that we had to take turns carring her back to the truck. don't know if she got lost from original owner we looked but never could find one or if the original owner just kind of deserted her. if they had deserted her she hadn't been deserted too awful long cuz she was in good health. but she was found reasonably close to some public hunting ground so..

Yes and sadly we just put her down after sixteen and a half years. She was a cancer survivor (right rear leg) so it had to go followed by a bout of chemo. Vets said six months to a year tops, but she lasted three more, until dementia got her. Hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life.

serious question how do you know if a dog has dementia?

Did your dad hunt the TN river bottoms around Perry and Decatur Co.? We used to chat with a guy when we saw him running beagles around there that had a 3 legged female. It didn't seem to bother her and she was as fast.

I have seen a 3 legged bobcat that appeared as healthy as they come minus the foot.

There are several key indicators link
Symptoms of Canine Cognitive Dysfunction

These are the most common symptoms of dementia in dogs:

Disorientation/confusion

Getting stuck going around objects

Not recognizing familiar people or pets

Staring blankly at walls

Pacing

Changes in behavior

Extreme irritability

Decreased desire to play

Excessive licking

Lack of self-grooming

Loss of appetite (anorexia)

Anxiety/restlessness/Impaired memory

Seeming disregard for previously learned training or house rules

Slow to learn new tasks

Inability to follow familiar routes

Fecal and urinary soiling in the home

Changes in sleep cycle

Night waking

Night vocalization

Night pacing

Causes of Dog Dementia

The exact causes of CCD are not known, but many of the same changes that cause problems as people age are likely to also cause problems as our pets age. Scientists are studying CCD and its similarities to Alzheimer's. Research is ongoing and new developments are constantly coming to light as we study the aging of our canine companions, but here is some of what we do know.

As dogs age, the brain atrophies, meaning that the cells die. This especially affects the portion of the brain responsible for learning and memory (the cerebral cortex) and the areas responsible for coordination (the cerebellum).

Research has also found that dogs with CCD have an abnormal protein (beta amyloid) building up in their brains. This protein buildup has been shown to cause decreased nerve signaling in the brain. In dogs with CCD neurotransmitters, which help the brain to send signals, are also degraded by high levels of a compound called monoamine oxidase B (MAOB).

Dogs with epilepsy and dogs that lead a sedentary lifestyle have also been shown to be at a higher risk for developing CCD.

thanks jorgel .. interesting

We had a 3 legged border collie on the farm years ago. When he was running and chasing cows, you couldn't tell that he was missing a front leg. Turning wasn't his strong suit though...

James Harriot's All Creatures Great and Small books. In one of them, he told the story about someone who always wanted to give a pet every chance. He had a 3 legged dog that got hurt and lost a 2d leg. The guy insisted on giving the dog a chance on 2 legs, both on the same side. The dang dog did learn and could run very well on 2.

I think I may have dog dementia then!

There are several key indicators link
Symptoms of Canine Cognitive Dysfunction

These are the most common symptoms of dementia in dogs:

Disorientation/confusion

Getting stuck going around objects

Not recognizing familiar people or pets

Staring blankly at walls

Pacing

Changes in behavior

Extreme irritability

Decreased desire to play

Excessive licking

Lack of self-grooming

Loss of appetite (anorexia)

Anxiety/restlessness/Impaired memory

Seeming disregard for previously learned training or house rules

Slow to learn new tasks

Inability to follow familiar routes

Fecal and urinary soiling in the home

Changes in sleep cycle

Night waking

Night vocalization

Night pacing

Yep and a one eyed cat.

Yup, Bella lived to 13.







R.I.P. beautiful.

I didn't have a three-legged beast myself, but I worked at a veterinary clinic and I saw lot of dogs with shattered legs. I can only recall one cat though.

The vets sometimes had a hard time convincing the owners to simply amputate the leg. For many owners, their pets were furry little people and the owner was "sure that the dog wouldn't want to live minus a leg".

We had the phone numbers of half a dozen owners of dogs who had lost a leg, and who would be willing to bring their tripod dog in to show them.

After seeing a couple of three-legged dogs zooming around the yard, most owners agreed to the amputation and the dogs lived many more happy years.

/John

Looking at my 3 legged gwp right now. She's an awesome hunter and a joy to be around. My friends call her tripod.

Got bit by a three legged pitbull named Jesus.

Back biting little fugker got me on the calf.

I got one now, he showed up 12 years ago, the barn cat had him holed up under a rotary mower. Poor bastard lost his back leg and nuts in the same day.

Had a beagle who ran three legged for a while when we were kids. He chased cars rolling down our dirt road and was hit one day, breaking a hind leg. The vet was able to set and cast it. A few days later he was back chasing cars with the leg in cast sticking straight out behind. He couldn't leave German Shepards walking down the road in front of the house alone....and frequently had to be stitched up after encounters.

My wife had a 3 legged cat named Tripod. I am not much for cats but that one was pretty cool.

Yep