Hi
DDog is almost 10 months old and usually has 2 walks a day - both 30 mins but one is on lead and the other we tend to walk to a field and throw his ball (his most favourite thing!)
Last night before bed he had been asleep on the floor and when we got up to go to bed he was limping and wouldn't put much weight on his front paw. I rang the vets this morning and they did a video consultation. It was obviously hard to see and I checked for anything that felt funny but I couldn't see/feel anything. The vet said to give him some pain medication (I had some left over from a recent mouth injury!) and monitor him. It seemed to get a bit better today and he was playing but you could still see a slight limp. Tonight he went to sleep by the couch and again when he woke up his limp seemed worse.
I will obviously ring the vet again on Monday morning but has anyone got any ideas what it could be? Could it be a strain? Are we walking him too much?
I am finding it so stressful at the moment - I am a worrier anyway and not knowing if there is anything wrong is making me feel worse. He isn't complaining but a couple of weeks ago he had a stick stuck in the roof of his mouth which had to be removed and the vet said he must have been in so much pain as it was ulcerated but there was no sign there was anything wrong apart from a bad smell! So the fact he isn't complaining at the moment doesn't mean he isn't in pain!
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Keepsmiling1 · 18/04/2020 22:37
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