Puppy with Bowed Leg?

[busterpup]

Good morning!  My family is planning on adopting a puppy and we are all very excited and in love.  She has slightly bowed front legs and both her foster mom and I have no idea if this is something to be concerned about long-term, and what we can do to help keep them from getting worse.  Google says to start her on adult food right away so that she doesn't grow too quickly for her bones to keep up, but I'm not sure if that's good advice.  Does anyone here have experience?

Thanks so much!  Here's a pic of my new baby.  

[labbie]

What a sweet girl! I can't help in terms of the legs, but has she been seen by a vet to assess? I would rely on their opinion regarding any potential concerns from them.
In terms of the puppy formula food, I have raised a few guide dog pups (labs, so around same size as your girl) and we always switched them to adult food after about 3 months of age.

Good luck, she is very cute.

[busterpup]

Sept 22, 2016 12:32:08 GMT -5 labbie said:

What a sweet girl! I can't help in terms of the legs, but has she been seen by a vet to assess? I would rely on their opinion regarding any potential concerns from them.
In terms of the puppy formula food, I have raised a few guide dog pups (labs, so around same size as your girl) and we always switched them to adult food after about 3 months of age.

Good luck, she is very cute.

Thank you!  We will make sure we ask the vet to assess when she is spayed.  That's a good idea.  Thanks!

[labbie]

Sept 22, 2016 12:43:36 GMT -5 busterpup said:

Sept 22, 2016 12:32:08 GMT -5 labbie said:

What a sweet girl! I can't help in terms of the legs, but has she been seen by a vet to assess? I would rely on their opinion regarding any potential concerns from them.
In terms of the puppy formula food, I have raised a few guide dog pups (labs, so around same size as your girl) and we always switched them to adult food after about 3 months of age.

Good luck, she is very cute.

Thank you!  We will make sure we ask the vet to assess when she is spayed.  That's a good idea.  Thanks!

If it were me, I would actually reach out to the rescue and ask to have a vet they work with evaluate the situation prior to adopting- hopefully they would be able to make an educated guess without anything super costly, or they may recommend x-rays. I'm not saying that if it is something needing medical treatment that that would impact your decision to adopt, but it would be helpful up front to understand what you are dealing with (or not dealing with in case it's nothing).