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05-19-2010, 04:35 PM | #1 |
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| Limping in hind leg - but doesn't seem to be in pain Hi, I just noticed Mayson limping on his hind leg today. I tried adding all kinds of pressure and movement to the limp leg, but Mayson did not seem affected by it, so I don't think it's a fracture. He refuses to be active and when I tried taking him out for a walk, he walks slowly and often stopping. I really can't afford to visit the vet if it's not necessary. My husband is telling me that I should wait it out, but of course I am the super protective mom and hates seeing her baby in any sort of discomfort. Does anyone have any thoughts on what this is caused by? And, how long is too long until I go to the vet? |
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05-19-2010, 04:39 PM | #2 |
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| How old is he and does he do alot of jumping on and off the furniture/bed?
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05-19-2010, 04:42 PM | #3 |
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| Please do not walk him if he is injured let him rest If acl rupture or tear then the initial pain is when it happens initially. Can you feel where the luxating patella is on the knee and can you move it back in place by massaging that area of the knee? If it was broke it is very painful if fractured they will put a little pressure on it and limp With my dd i waited 24 hrs and she was lifting her leg so i took her in for xray and it was not broke or fractured and turned out to be acl injury so we rested for 2 months and she was fine. If after two months and acl rupture then surgery will be needed. First you have to rule out break or fracture by xray They will do drawer and tibial thrust test to see if acl rupture It can also be soft tissue injury - it can be alot of things Last edited by dwerten; 05-19-2010 at 04:46 PM. |
05-19-2010, 04:43 PM | #4 |
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| He's 3. I have a stool next to our bed where he often jumps up and down from. Our bed sits up really high and sometime Mayson has trouble using the stool to get up on the bed. Do you think its LP? I am just really learning about it now while I have been doing some online research. |
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05-19-2010, 04:49 PM | #6 |
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| Not that I am aware of. I tried feeling both legs at the same time to see if the limp leg feels any different, but they are both the same. How do you know if the knee has slipped out? |
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| you can massage the knee area and the patella pops in and out so you can feel it and sometimes it slips out and you can massage it back into place |
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05-19-2010, 04:54 PM | #10 |
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| here is what the knee looks like DEE DEE :: stifleanatomy.gif picture by dwerten - Photobucket the cruciate ligament is the acl |
05-19-2010, 05:01 PM | #11 |
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| Thanks everyone for your help. I am going to try massaging his knee to see if it is possibly LP. Hopefully, I'll see some improvement between now and tomorrow, otherwise I will have to suck it up and pay the vet a visit. |
05-19-2010, 05:04 PM | #12 |
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| yeah better to be safe than sorry - hope he feels better by morning |
05-19-2010, 05:10 PM | #13 |
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| If he is lifting his leg, at the very least he is in discomfort, but most likely in pain. Dogs hide pain very well. Katie limps her left rear leg after playing too hard. So I know she cannot walk more than one mile or play too long at the park. The vet does not need to xray to diagnose LP, but still should get that xray to rule out anything else too.
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05-19-2010, 05:30 PM | #15 |
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| Cage/pen rest and very limited activity, no jumping or running can help, even if you massage it and it goes back in. As he feels better... easy does it. Mine are not allowed to jump on and off furniture, they wait for me to pick them up. Seems a bit silly, but it's a great preventative measure. And, ditto Capt_Noonie's advice.
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