valgus deformity???

[Bronx'sBower]

Our Bower has a disease called valgus/vargus deformity and I wonder if anyone else has experienced this with their dogs...From my understanding it is when there is double bone growth in joints and can often lead dogs or cats to walk bull legged. Bower doesn't walk funny but sometimes his left leg shakes when he sits. Here is a picture of Bower at 10 weeks but if you look at his front paws you can see the indentation...If anyone has experienced this what kind of treatments are available? My vet said he is going to lead a very normal life and Bower had proven it not to hinder his activites but I often wonder if it bothers him, sometimes he bites at his paws.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l241/blondieblue98/Bower.jpg

[dragondawg]

to a specialist. There are references on the internet to oblique corrective osteotomy, which seems to be another way of saying that they take some of the bone out, while stabilitzing the rest. But only a specialist would be able to tell you if your dog had a severe enough case where surgery would provide a great improvement or not.

Also sometimes dogs will bite at their paws if they have an allergy or infection between the toes. Sort of like atheletes foot. If the area between the toes look raw then a tube of Panalog works wonders, along with Bendryl.

[Bronx'sBower]

Thanks-well I talked to his foster mom and she said she had him taken to a specialist and the specialist is the one who said he won't have any long term effects-he said the most that will occur is he may get arthritis in 10 or so years; which I figure is likely to happen with most dogs. Also I should correct myself, he doesn't bite his paws-he nibbles at that bone you see protuding, but thats usually only after we play hard or take a long walk. I just wondered if I should see another specialist or if anyone has had a pet experience the same.