Millie is doing the same thing, but with the left front foot/leg. I did take her to the Vet, who did a physical exam and could find nothing out of place. No swollen joints, muscles, ect. He did not take an x-ray. Says that at her age (4 1/2 months) the spaces between her joints would be large and it would be hard to differenciate between normal and injury.
She does not whine, cry, growl, flinch or do any of the things one would do if in pain when the area is touched or manipulated. So he put her on anti-inflamatory for a week and to observe her one more week after that. If she did not improve then he would consider doing more of an extensive work-up. (I really appreciated this conservative approach, because he did not want to incur additional expenses unnecessarily, but I am still baffled and concerned.)
She does not seem to have improved since the meds, but it has only been 2 1/2 days. |