My 3yo Black lab is whimpering and crying when she gets up from lying down, seems to have sporadic, intermittent pain around her joints. She is still eating, drinking and passing motions normally, stomach does not appear distended or sore. She'll let me touch her and sometimes yelps, sometimes doesn't. When we go for a walk she is excited and chases her ball, runs about with the other dog as normal. I am concerned that she may have damaged herself playing with the new puppy. The yelping is very high pitched and then she cries for a short while afterwards but is fine while lying down or sitting in one position. I am thinking along the lines of a bad bruise or strain, possibly a disc problem as she reminds me of myself when my back is playing up in the way it is coming and going.
Does anyone have any experience of a scenario similar to this? I asked my Dad who had 4 years of vet training and he said to let her rest for a couple of days and then pop her to the vet if it gets worse - what do you all think?