Mellypup is 4 months old. Two weeks ago she was playing (gently, while on a lead) with another larger puppy she met on a walk with DH. He noticed straight afterwards that she wasn't putting weight on one hind leg, although she hadn't squeaked or anything during the play. I saw her and though "cruciate ligament", as it looked just like that, but we took her straight to our vet who was able to rule that out right away, although she thought the pain was coming from the knee. We rested her as much as possible for a few days and then she had another vet check, this time they gave her a pain killer that is slightly sedating, so that they could x-ray the knee as it wasn't improving. Nothing showed on the x-ray, but she reacted very badly to the painkiller, possibly as she is on beta blockers for a heart murmur. (She was foaming at the mouth and drooling madly, looking very stressed indeed). Anyway, she has had lead walks only, but she still isn't putting much weight on the leg, she holds it slightly sideways, and she is reluctant to sit. The vet thinks she needs an x-ray of the hip now, which means gas. I'm rather worried about the sedation, it is scheduled for tomorrow, and I wondered if anyone has had a similar thing with their dog? Our vet really is stumped as to why it isn't resolving in such a young dog- I don't know what we will do if the hip x-ray is normal. (she is a terrier, not a breed prone to hip issues).