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Originally Posted by Cooper2010  Hello, we've had our Yorkie Cooper for a month. Tuesday I noticed limping on his right back leg. He seemed better on Wednesday but Thursday night he wouldn't put any weight on his leg at all. I took him to the vet today and nothing out of the ordinary showed up on his x-rays. The vet seems to think it may be a torn ligament or possibly a hip problem that toy breeds sometimes have.
He had an injection and she prescribed him Rimadyl once a day. She said if he wasn't better in a month to bring him back.
He's not very active but doesn't seem to be in pain, he doesn't cry when you touch his leg. Wednesday he spent the day playing with my daughter's little Maltese. They are the same weight, so I don't think she hurt him while playing.
I guess I'm asking if any of you have had the same problem and what the outcome was? Thanks, love reading this forum. |
First welcome to YT. I certainly hope that it is nothing more serious than a strained muscle. But I will say don't let your yorkie play yet with any dog, and even crate rest as much as possible for at least 10 days. Not sure why your vet didn't recommend that.
If your vet is an expert on positioning for xrays and on reading same, then presumably you can rest assured there is no hip dysplasia, or LP that might be the causative factor in the limping.
Right now you are in a wait and see place. BE patient and be cautious with the exercise you allow your dog. No jumps, no fast runs, twists and turns. Let the muscle or ligament heal. You also could apply cold packs to hip/knee, then alternate with heat. This is called contrast bathing. 5 minutes on then off.