 Limping in a 3 mth old pup
#95585 - 01/21/2006 04:47 PM |
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Hi y'all.
Today, Siris (3 1/2 mth GSD) and I ran some errands together, then I fed him and put him in his kennel while my dad and I went to run some more errands. When we came back about an hr later, I let Siris out of his kennel and he was limping really badly--would not put his hind foot down on the ground, but he didn't react to me lightly sqeezing along his leg and foot as if it was bruised or broken or anything. We went by the vets, but it was closed, so we came home. He was starting to set it down, so we decided to see about walking it out and went for a short walk. At this point, he set the foot down when he was walking, limped if he broke into a trot (so I kept him to a walk), but when he went to pick the foot up the toes would turn out a lot, which it's never done before. I brought him home and put him in his kennel, plan on taking him to the vet on Monday since it doesn't seem to be broken so it's not an emergency (I hope) but I was wondering if y'all had any ideas as to what could have happened.
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Sabrina
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Re: Limping in a 3 mth old pup
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#95586 - 01/21/2006 07:52 PM |
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....plan on taking him to the vet on Monday since it doesn't seem to be broken so it's not an emergency (I hope) but I was wondering if y'all had any ideas as to what could have happened. .....
I didn't understand the toes part. Not that it would make me an orthopedic specialist (or any kind of health professional) if I DID get it........but I can't picture what "toes turning out" means.
But it does sound as if you have a good plan: keeping him off it as much as possible Sunday and taking him to the vet Monday. But I'd watch Sunday for swelling or any other change that might indicate the need for an e-vet before Monday.
This is only what I would do -- no experience with this. I'll bet others will know more.
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Re: Limping in a 3 mth old pup
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#95587 - 01/21/2006 11:33 PM |
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Hey Connie.
I didn't understand the toes part.
Um...when the weight is on his foot, just before he lifts it to take a step, the foot twists clockwise, turning the toes away from the body. I've never noticed him doing it before, but that may be because I've never really watched his feet that intently since he's never had a problem.
*Update* He spent the evening in the kennel while we were out. I let him out about 10 minutes ago and he was normal (but still turning the toes out, so it may be normal for him, I dunno. Does being cowhocked slightly cause that maybe?). And when I say normal, I mean biting at my pants and shoes more than usual, dontchaknow *lol* Seemed to be in high spirits (one way to put it I guess). I still plan on taking him to the vet--I need to introduce him and his new vet anyway.
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#95588 - 01/21/2006 11:49 PM |
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....when the weight is on his foot, just before he lifts it to take a step, the foot twists clockwise, turning the toes away from the body. I've never noticed him doing it before, but that may be because I've never really watched his feet that intently since he's never had a problem......
Hmmm..........and it's different from his other back foot............wow! I looked at a bunch of orthopedic sites and found nothing that sounded like this. (But this was from square one; I'm sure someone with some experience with dog orthopedics would've had better success.) Found stuff about genetic traits, but none as a no-break injury.
But still, it sounds as if he's doing pretty well. I do hope you will post after the vet's exam -- I'm sure you've raised some curiosity here! And good luck with the vet visit.
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#95589 - 01/22/2006 05:09 PM |
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Hmmm..........and it's different from his other back foot............wow!
Yup.
Found stuff about genetic traits, but none as a no-break injury.
The genetic thing is why I'm somewhat paranoid about his back legs *lol* Mom and Dad are both A stamped, but grandma on mom's side was rated NZ...which probably won't make much of a difference but he's my first GSD puppy so I get to worry.
But still, it sounds as if he's doing pretty well.
*grumbles* It's on and off--I let him out this morning and he was limping--slightly--again. I let him out this afternoon, and he wasn't. I let him out later, he was limping again. Maybe he's just trying to drive me insane. I wouldn't put it past him.
I do hope you will post after the vet's exam -- I'm sure you've raised some curiosity here! And good luck with the vet visit.
I plan on it, and thanks.
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#95590 - 01/24/2006 07:36 PM |
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Well, we went to the vet today. Since he's not limping any more, doc wasn't positive, but he was a bit worried it has sub-laxated (sp?). Siris is on strict crate rest--no romping whatsoever--for a week to give whatever happened a good chance to heal. If he's fine, I'll start letting him romp some more in limited doses for a bit. If he's not fine, he said give him another week...if he's still limping after 3 wks though, he'd like to X-ray it and see about anti-inflammatory drugs. I think he'll be fine--supercharged with energy after a week of no romping, but he's gone 2 days without limping, so I'm thinking he'll be fine at the end of the week.
Cheers.
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#95591 - 01/24/2006 07:41 PM |
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Well, we went to the vet today......I think he'll be fine--supercharged with energy after a week of no romping, but he's gone 2 days without limping.......
Sounds good, and I'm glad to hear back! Cautious optimism.......and good care! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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#95592 - 01/25/2006 09:32 PM |
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Thanks Connie.
Well, I'm compromising with the vet to a certain degree--since I'm gone at work for 10 or 11 hrs out of the day, I take him with me! He stays in the car in his crate with the windows rolled down (it's a church daycare) and what I'm doing is taking him out during my break (like I did before to potty) and instead of just 2 or 3 minutes of obediance, I'm doing maybe 15 or so with him--he started learning sitz when he came home, but he's now learning platz and steh at the same time, he's learning to "find it", which I'm hoping will help with tracking, and I'm doing a kind of puppy Vorous training. He's usually ready to go back to sleep after all the mental exercise, even if he hasn't gotten much physical! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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#95593 - 01/30/2006 09:10 PM |
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Well, after a week (almost) of rest, I haven't seen a trace of a limp, so I think tomorrow I'm going to start letting him run with Aussie. This poor dog has so much pent up energy...he still goes into his crate just fine, but he barks at me for a few minutes after the door closes, which he doesn't usually do. We'll see how it goes...cross your fingers!
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