What you need to know about raising a dog: Why does your dog’s leg suddenly become lame?

 7:42am, 26 October 2025

Why did the dog’s leg suddenly become lame? Occasionally in life, you will find that your dog suddenly limps when walking, so pet owners should pay attention to what causes the dog's legs to suddenly become lame. Generally, this situation in dogs may be caused by the dog's injury or calcium deficiency. If the pet owner does not know why his dog's legs are lame, it is best to go to the pet hospital to help the dog find out the cause of the disease in time, and then take treatment measures.

Injured foot

The dog at home went out to play and fight with other dogs, or accidentally stuck something sharp on its leg, causing the dog's leg to be injured. If the injury is not noticed, the dog will later develop lameness, pain, trembling, and walking lameness. In this regard, pet owners can first check whether their dog's limbs are injured, and if so, help the dog treat the wounds in time. First, the pet owner washes the dog's wound, then sprinkles some hemostatic powder and bandages it. The dog is regularly replaced with gauze and cleaned and disinfected.

Long-term calcium deficiency

Usually dogs need calcium supplementation at three months, because if the calcium in the dog's body is insufficient, it will also lead to lameness, and even some dogs will have leg deformities, developmental delays, etc. In this regard, it is recommended that pet owners not only feed their dogs basic dog food, but also prepare some calcium-rich foods for their dogs, such as beef, dried shrimps, soy products, etc., and feed them to their dogs after cooking. In addition, you can also add some Wanglixi type dog-specific calcium powder into the dog's diet to help replenish the calcium the dog needs in the body in a timely manner.

Joint problems

In addition, if the dog suffers from arthritis, it will also cause lameness. In addition to genetic factors, most of the causes of dog lameness are caused by improper care by pet owners. If the dog is usually left on a cold floor, the dog will develop arthritis if the joints are cold for a long time. In this regard, it is recommended that pet owners keep their dogs' joints warm and cared for, and feed them some nutrients needed to maintain joints to help their dogs protect their joint function and facilitate recovery. If necessary, it is best to seek medical examination and treatment.

Okay, the above are the possible causes of sudden lameness in dogs. Pet owners can learn from it themselves~