My GSD x Husky is a very active dog - however when I take him for walks not even 5 minutes then he starts to cry and starts limping I donot know what the cause of this is? When he is at the beach or t home playing and running around then this does not happen why does it only happen when he goes for walks?
Took him for x-rays already and they could not find any thing wrong with his hips or bones. Could this be a muscle?
The salt used on roads to control the snow can really sting a dog's feet, especially if the paw pads are cracked and cut.
You can either avoid the salted roads, or you can put boots on the dog's feet.
I'm sure there are ways to treat the dog's pads to keep them from cracking in the first place... can't remember (I just avoid the streets in winter with my dogs).
No it is summer here by us - and I hasve checked his paws nothing wrong with his paws. When lifting his left hind leg a little high that is when he also cries - just does'nt make sense...
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Often adreneline kicks in when a dog goes to the vet and they completely stop limping for the short time they are at the office. Sometimes our Doc will ask to keep the dog for a few hours to see what happens after the adreneline rush wears off and voila! The dog limps.
Palpation and correct manipulation by the Doc should uncover any pain or sensitivity. I'd give your doctor a call back if this continues as something clearly is amiss.
he could have a pulled psoas. that's a muscle that runs alongside the abdomen. i suggest this because you say he cries when his rear leg is lifted a little high. that would pull on the psoas.
is one leg feeling more muscular/bigger than the other? especially along the thigh? that would indicate a need for rest.
since the vet wasn't able to duplicate the symptoms (did he/she try pulling back on the leg?), you might want to try treating for a pulled muscle and see if that improves things.
keep the dog quiet, no exercise, no jumping or playing, for three days. then gradually build exercise back up. begin with short gentle walks on level ground. gradually increase speed/length of walks. when you're up to 45 minutes of level, brisk walking, you can start increasingly steep hills, beginning with gentle slopes. go very slow! this process should take six weeks.
it also helps if you give a course of deramaxx or rimadyl for three or four days to get inflammation down first.
run these ideas by your vet and see if they concur.
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