Thank you all, really very helpful, your kindness is much appreciated.
I'm taking her to the Vets for 'booster jabs' and also to discuss 'speying' over the next week or so and I'll show this to her.
Gemy:
"So Doc Martin, when you extend her back leg are you doing so from above the knee joint? Meaning her foot is hanging relaxed the knee neither needs to flex or extend, so that you are holding above her knee when you take that upper thigh back. If so then the hip is more likely."
The symptom described is best demonstrated when she's relaxed. I extend the leg backwards, by applying a little push with my thumb along the quadriceps muscle (over the femur) and as the limb straightens there's sometimes a clunk.
As I said she doesn't mind me doing this and from personal experience my physio has shown me manipulations to keep my shoulder 'free' from congestion. I'll check with the vet, but if this helps, it's easy and a pleasure for me to do. My one fear is that hopefully, unlike me it won't extend into osteo arthritis? |