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06-14-2012, 09:44 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2012 Location: Broken Arrow, OK, USA
Posts: 47
| Sore leg after neutering I had my 8-month-old Yorkie neutered yesterday and 2 baby teeth extracted. Now, when I pick him up, he acts like his hind leg hurts. He walks fine but he seems to be favoring it. We were told that he had a problem with his knee going in and out of the socket. Could something have happened during his surgery or could he possibly just be sore? |
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06-14-2012, 10:14 AM | #2 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
Posts: 9,462
| Positioning is critical during surgery...under anesthesia, your muscles are totally, completely relaxed and you can do damage to joints, nerves, and tissue if you do not handle the person with a prescribed protocol they all use in oR...I am sure it is the same way with a dog....his leg could have been so relaxed, that knee popped out and maybe you need to have the vet take a look to be sure it popped back in...it could just be th way they had him laying,or they may have unintentionally leaned on that hind leg just a little, causing muscle soreness....so to answer your question, Yes, something could have happened during surgery! |
06-14-2012, 10:42 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2012 Location: Broken Arrow, OK, USA
Posts: 47
| Thank you. He is contained today while I'm at work, so I'm going to see how he's doing when I get home. If no better, he's going back to the vet! |
06-14-2012, 08:06 PM | #4 |
YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: nj
Posts: 497
| Do they give needles or IV's? Injections in the leg could cause it to be sore. Did you ever have an IV? If so, you have an idea...and their legs are so little it wouldn't take much to make it sore. I'd ask about that. |
06-14-2012, 10:27 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MD
Posts: 10,908
| I was thinking that about the IV. Hope you can figure out why he's hurting.
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06-19-2012, 04:20 AM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2012 Location: Broken Arrow, OK, USA
Posts: 47
| Update: Buddy is doing fine now. Apparently, he was just sore from his surgery! He's running and playing, just like before. Thanks to everyone who responded! |
06-19-2012, 12:52 PM | #7 |
and Lucy too Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: ohio
Posts: 6,325
| Great news. Thanks for the update. Sometimes we wonder what happened to the little fur babies. |
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