Leg hurt!!!!! :(

[MollysMum54]

If it doesnt get completely better soon, i would go and have the vet check it out. Little dogs are very good at coping on 3 legs and just putting a bit of pressure on the injured one. Molly did this and after a mis-diagnosis by a junior vet,2 weeks later i asked to see the senior one and he straight way said she had a partially torn cruciate ligament!
fortunately i had ignored the junior vets advice to let Molly do as much as she wanted, and had been making her take it easy.
8 weeks later and her knee is on the mend. we are taking short walks, but no off-lead exercise for another 2 months. It will be 6 months till she can run around as she pleases, and she will almost certainly now get arthritis in that knee.
dont let it go on for too long before you get it checked....good luck and i hope it turns out to be nothing serious..xx

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Sunnie

My thoughts exactly. ANYTIME a yorkie suddenly starts limping (even after a fall or jumping off a couch, etc) I would immediately suspect LP (luxated pattela) and would schedule a vet visit to check it out. It is very common in toys and may or may not require surgery.

I was not clear that it was in the knee. I have had many of them limp due to a slight sprain in the front paws.
I also have had yorkies with LP who did limp off and on, but never required surgery.
The best thing we can do is to keep them off of furniture...unless they are trained to use steps to go up and down.

[Hollee]

6 months old tho? isn't that kind of young to have luxating patella? I thought that too but due to her age I figured it wasnt possible.

By the way, she is completely better now. There are no signs of favoring or tenderness. She has never jumped off of things higher than a couch, and that isnt very high. I feel like it was just a sore muscle or something. She gets spayed in a week (hopefully) so I will ask about it then.

Thanks everyone for the replies

[Wend]

Puppies can have LP before they are 6 weeks old.