I probably have e-talked about this enough that 'splayed feet' is a term recognized, but I finally got a good shot of Simba's today. PMPs (puppy mill puppies) have this VERY frequently because they've lived (and died) on wire-bottomed cages. The feet tend to end up like 'living deformed snowshoes' as they grow long and spread... The toe nails tend to reach up and out, longer than normal just to get that hair's breath to grab a wire and not fall through. I suspect Simba spent quite a bit of time on wire-bottomed cages from the condition of his front feet.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Splayed feet...
I probably have e-talked about this enough that 'splayed feet' is a term recognized, but I finally got a good shot of Simba's today. PMPs (puppy mill puppies) have this VERY frequently because they've lived (and died) on wire-bottomed cages. The feet tend to end up like 'living deformed snowshoes' as they grow long and spread... The toe nails tend to reach up and out, longer than normal just to get that hair's breath to grab a wire and not fall through. I suspect Simba spent quite a bit of time on wire-bottomed cages from the condition of his front feet.
