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broke his foot? I have a 7 month old yorkie named Archie. Archie is amazingly active and fun and has a girlfriend Zelda--a medium sized beagle who lives next door. Today, while playing with Zelda, he must have hurt his foot because he's not using his back leg. It seems like Archie can't feel any pain because he lets me touch the leg, and he didn't cry and he didn't yelp (he doesn't bark unless he loses his tennis ball under the couch and wants me to get it)...just continued playing. But I'm really worried...this is his first injury. Should I be worried? He'd let me know he was in pain, right? Or he wouldn't let me touch his foot or he'd whimper? Please help! |
Hi, Weclome! Is he limping or he is not putting any pressure at all on his back foot? Same thing happen to bear recently. And it has happen many times before. I was so worried when first time it happened. I took him to vet and they said he just dislocated his kneecap and its common for his age...he is 13...I usually wait for a day or two and it pops back in. But Archie is only 7 months so I don't know if they could be it. Give it a day or two and if he is still like that then I'd take him to vet to get it check. Hope he gets better :) |
it might be Luxating Patella; that is common in yorkies; |
If he's limping and not using the foot for more than a day, I think a vet call would be in order. Welcome to YorkieTalk, lickthestar! |
Welcome, lickthestar!! I too think a vet visit is in order, especially since he is only 7 months old. Keep us updated on Archie!! :) |
Thanks everyone! I'm so glad I found this site!!! He's not putting any pressure on his back foot. Archie is very energetic and playful and sometimes, believe it or not, rougher when he plays with bigger dogs. He likes to jump on and off furniture. Archie is a slightly bigger yorkie, about 9 or 10 lbs. I do think it might be a slipped knee cap now that you say it. He's doing better today than he was yesterday, but I might take him to the vet on Tuesday. |
I actually read that luxating patella is congenital. I don't think that this injury is congenital because it hasn't manifested before. Maybe he slipped a knee cap or maybe Zelda fell on his foot really hard...I'm not sure where the actually injury is. I guess I'm really trying to find out if I should make an emergency vet visit or can I stick it out and wait for this to heal? Maybe it's a sprain? |
From my personal experiences, a sprain usually only lasts up to a day. But Yoda has only sprained it himself from jumping onto hardwood floors or running too fast and catching the edge of a marble floor tile, so the sprains my Yoda experienced may be lesser than what your Zelda had happen. |
Dolce jumped off a chair when she was about 10 weeks old. It was her front paw. She never cried, or made any sound that she was in pain, but she also wasnt walking on it. I was nervous so we brought her to the vet and he said she might have sprained it, he couldnt believe she never even cried. He gave us some antibiotic and within a day or 2 it was fine. But maybe you should take him to the vet anyway....hope hes ok!! |
He's using the foot again, but he's limping slightly. Well...hopping like a bunny but that's sort of how he always runs. I can still tell that leg is injured, but it's not completely off the ground like yesterday. He might take it off the ground a little bit if he's running too fast but it's not up the whole time. Let's wait and see what happens...I'm a nervous wreck when it comes to Archie because he's only a little baby and everything is so new to him and new to me, too. This is his first injury! And he's my first dog and I've only had him for two months! But he's growing so fast and knows so much now!! |
lickthestar- Dolce did the same thing when she hurt her foot. SHe just lifted it off the floor when she was standing. She limped a little when she would walk/run/hop. Never did she seem like she was in pain or let us know she was in pain. The only way anyone could tell something was wrong was the way she lifted her foot slightly off the ground. I'm sure your baby will be fine. If after a few days, he isnt better, maybe the vet can just give him an antibiotic to help in the healing process. They didnt take any x-rays of Dolce (we all know how expensive that can be), so he gave me the med to try first and it worked like a charm. Good luck and Im sure he will be fine!! |
Thanks. I made an appointment with the vet for tomorrow. He's back to limping a little bit more now and he seems down. He wants to play ball and keeps bringing his ball to me, but doesn't understand that he cannot run around like a maniac today so he's mad at me, I think...he's giving me "the eye." I hope it's not anything too serious. |
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That sounds scary. Archie got this after he was playing roughly with another dog. It wasn't something that started developing over time. I also got a contract signed at the time of sale that says, "The dog...has no known disease, illness or congenital or hereditary condition that adversely affects the health of the animal at the time of sale." He's been checked with a vet and gotten so many vaccines, etc. that he's like a walking drugstore. The only real problem we've ever had was when he got mites and then they dipped him in this solution that smelled like gasoline. Has your experience been that these warranties are not adhered to? |
Lickthestar I don't know if your message was to me but I also got a contract signed by breeder saying he has no know disease, illness, or congenital or herditary conditions my vet said that they can pass with flying colors when they are little with no problems this disease shows up on them if they have it at the age of 4-11 months old, and Ty was 9 1/2 months when it showed up. I did call the breeder and she will be sending me another dog to replace him from a different mom and dad yorkie. so I will have 3 babies so I can breed my little female My. |
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