Sometimes they will aggravate their knees by jumping off of furniture. Many times if you rest that knee and give them anti inflammatories, the joint will be fine within a week or two. Sounds like a soft tissue injury.
Honestly, vets do not need to xray a knee to grade it. I recently had a pup (he has LP) fall ..yes fall, off of my bed onto a tile floor. He was limping and crying and I immediately took him to the EC. By the time I got there he was trying to walk on it. They examined him and gave him anti inflammatories. I was still concerned the next day and took him to my vet who basically said the same thing. He limped off and on for about a week...when he ran....then he was fine again!
It is very important that you keep her quiet while her knee is inflammed to give it time to heal.
Do you have steps or a ramp to keep her from jumping up on furniture? It is a good idea to train her now not to jump up and off of furniture! |