we took the dog on a lovely 5 mile walk yesterday (he is a JRT/westie) and he ran down a pebbly bank to the river and started holding up his left hind leg. he has been using it, but as little as possible and it seems to hurt when you put pressure on it. dh pulled a stone out from between the pads last night, so I suppose he could have bruised it. and he still went swimming in the river and managed to walk the 2 miles home, just a little slower.
this morning he is using it, but trying to avoid putting too much pressure on it, I always thought that if it was broken he wouldnt use it at all. should we take him to the vets? or wait and let him rest today and see how he is tomorrow?
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oh crap, dog has hurt his leg does this sound like its broken?
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OracleInaCoracle · 03/07/2011 09:28
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