This feels like karma after ranting about him on here last night but my JRT has come home from 'granny's' house and he's limping. He stays with PIL most Saturday nights and we pick him up on Sunday afternoons. They love him, he loves them and it gets FIL out of the house (he cares for poorly MIL) so we're happy with the arrangement.
Anyway, DP went to get him earlier today and FIL says that he is limping but he's not sure what caused it. There was a bit of a ruckus when the dog went haring after someone else's golf ball and the extender lead went flying out of his hand. He doesn't know if the hard plastic handle hit the dog or if he maybe hurt himself with the sudden sprint, apparently it all happened in a matter of seconds. He started limping shortly after the incident and still won't put any weight on it, looking to me to lift him onto the couch, etc. He is letting me touch every part of his leg, I can extend it fully and press on it without showing any sign of pain but he ran through to another room and hopped on three legs the whole way. I asked him to sit and he slid both legs to one side before he did, so that he was sitting on one side of his bum, iykwim.
Basically, I'd just like some advice before I swaddle him up and sprint to the vet. Should I just keep an eye on him over the course of the next couple of days or should I make an appointment ASAP? The poor little mite looks miserable, though he is eating, drinking and grumbling at me as normal.