ribs

[lee_car]

hi all,
my rosie is 5 month old and the last few ribs on both side's are really soft. when she bends over to pick something up the they fold outwards, is this normal? this is my first boxer so i wasnt sure
thanks lee

 

[Thomas Liggin]

Ribs are made to be flexible. If they weren't, we wouldn't be able to breath or bend over. When we, or a dog bends in the middle, we reduce the space containing our organs, forcing them together. The ribs expand to prevent them from crushing each other, or compressing them enough to cause damage.

This is why broken ribs are so painful. They cant be fixed into place with a cast. Breathing and movement are painful because it causes the ribs to flex.


Tom

 

[Margarita]

Hi there!
Princess is 11 months old and sh'e my first boxer!
She also has the same thing and i was worried too when i first saw it....but it seems to be normal...once they put on some weight and grow bigger they seem to disappear!!! To us at least.....
Hope this helps your curiosity:D

 

[lee_car]

cheers, thats a load of my chest
i know ribs are made to move, but i have had a bullmastiff and a ridgeback and they never had anything like that.