It's a long story but I'm really fed up with my vet, so I'm on the hunt for a new one.
In the meantime, can anyone help me with ideas on this?
DDog, out of the blue, started limping fairly significantly on his left foreleg 3 days ago.
When we go on walks he seems to be moving totally fine. But when he's been lying down for a while or overnight, when he gets up again the limping begins. His joints move normally, and there's no swelling or heat anywhere in the leg. No sign of a fracture. I did pull a big grass spine out that had stabbed into the webbing between two of his toes, but that was 2 days ago and it's still happening.
The vet cut some excess hair from between his toes and said that would fix it.... but that makes no sense to me, given that it only happens after rest. Surely if you have a stone in your shoe it hurts all the time?
She sent me home with him and when I sent her a video of him continuing to limp that evening, she said "If it continues, come in tomorrow and we'll give him medication." When I asked her what medication it would be, given that we don't know what's wrong, she said "It's probably just arthritis." But I'd have thought that arthritis would come on slowly, rather than suddenly appearing one day, so I'm feeling like she's fobbing me off.
What could we be dealing with here? Any ideas, while I look for a better vet?
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Sudden onset limping, but only after rest?
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ladybee28 · 12/08/2020 09:30
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