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Originally Posted by Aabate  Hello friends, I have a 2 year old 6 pound toy yorkie pup named Judas. Judas has 2 s**tzu playmates and is a very active boy. 2 days ago I went to the store and when I came back my Judas was limping and yelping and of course shaking. Of course I took my boy to the vet the following day and there was nothing swollen no signs of cuts or injury and his blood work came back perfect. They prescribed pain medicine that I have yet to give him as he doesn't react well to most mess. He is still very out of character being very passive. Not putting weight on his front right leg and is reluctant to jump. He seems a bit depressed over the whole thing and this is breaking my heart because I don't know what to do. The vet seems to think he may have a sprain and freaked himself out which can explain the temperament change. I can't stand to see my boy this way. When I examine and feel on him he does not react at all but he will limp and then yelp out of no where from time to time. And I'm unsure what to do or if this is something anyone else is familiar with. He has a follow up on Friday. Anyone experience this or know anything about what it could be. Also he is eating drinking and pitying just fine. And he powers through whatever pain to play ball and shows little to no limp when he is playing. |
This is Max's story down to the 2 shih tzus. My vet did X-rays to rule out a break and put him on strict bed rest. No running, jumping, stairs, playing. She recommended crating him 24/7 but said she knew I wouldn't do it but to keep him as quiet as possible. His 2 pains meds made him drowsy and nauseous so discontinued after the first day. She said that was ok as long as he wasn't crying and whimpering anymore like he was in severe pain. I bought pet insurance as soon as I got home in case it was LCP or LP. She did say his knee was firmly in place...so that's good but max is 9 months old and that's when LCP shows up. Maybe the fall is the reason for the injury but maybe his leg acting up caused him to fall. Been 2 weeks and if he plays just a little he goes limp again. So no fetch for awhile for max. Hard to look at those cute pleading eyes...throw me the ball! I toss it a foot away but even that should be a nono.