The weather in Shanghai has been very changeable recently. Many elderly students have a little soreness in their joints, which is the manifestation of arthritis. Similarly, dogs can also suffer from arthritis! And climbing stairs is more likely to cause spinal joint problems in pet dogs.

Once the dog learns to go up and down the stairs by itself, the owner will be very happy that he no longer has to carry the dog up and down the stairs every time. Especially young dogs, not only can they climb stairs first-rate, but they may also often look back proudly to see if the owner carrying a bunch of things has kept up. When they meet their owner and chat with neighbors while going up and down the stairs, they often go back and forth for a long time. Make a few trips.

A dog's ability to climb stairs seems to be okay before the age of four; after the age of six, the speed will be much slower; dogs over eight years old will definitely walk up and down the stairs obediently and slowly, step by step. Although dogs can go up and down stairs on their own, which is a very labor-saving thing for their owners, dogs that climb stairs every day and for a long time will suffer injuries to their lumbar spine or limb joints as early as four years old, and between six and eight years old. , it is easy to have functional obstacles.

Excessive exercise in climbing stairs will cause the dog’s lumbar spine to be easily injured:

You carefully watch the dog's movement up the stairs. Generally speaking, because the width of each step is very narrow, it is impossible for the dog's limbs and feet to land on the same plane. Therefore, when the dog goes up the stairs, almost every step The back must be arched so that the pads of the two hind feet are stretched forward to the inside and front of where the pads of the two forelimbs are. However, the buttocks are still below the level of the pads of the two hind legs. The dog will struggle to use the pads of the two hind legs. He uses the pads to push his body upward, then uses the pads of his two forelimbs to climb up the stairs, just like that, he jumps and climbs continuously.

Although dogs are natural athletes, owners who love their dogs should consider the harm caused by walking up and down stairs to their dogs, especially small dogs and some dogs prone to lumbar problems, such as Pekingese, Dachshund, etc. Climbing stairs for a long time will put a great burden on the dog's lumbar spine and limb joints.

In particular, some stairs go up and down in a straight line without turning. Once the dog goes up the stairs, he has to climb continuously without taking a break. Young dogs, under the encouragement and cheers of their owners, will rush straight to the top in one breath. Little do they know that This will cause more serious harm to the dog.

Owners should not wait until their dog has bone spurs in its lumbar vertebrae or severe arthritis in its hind limbs to seek medical advice, only to suddenly realize that in the past, they used the number of times they went up and down the stairs to increase their dog’s calorie consumption. However, they did not expect that letting their dog go up and down the stairs a few more times would lead to the dog becoming a dog. The initial cause of joint dysfunction in limb joints and lumbar spine in old age.