Bone creaking/clicking?

Sometimes when Ziggy has been walking lately, there will be a creak/click when he steps down. I can't figure out which paw/leg is making it, but it sounds like it is only in one.. Ideas? We are going in to the vet this week, so I'll ask about it then, but any ideas? (Please let it be nothing too terrible that makes me worry and worry until my head explodes from anxiety about my poochy! Haha.) Of course, if it is, I should probably know to see if there are stuff I need to watch for, etc.

Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on June 11, 2012 at 8:25pm

Is it a claw noise? Only on hard surfaces? Check the claws for wear. Al has always dragged his right front on the forward swing. The wear on the tops of the two center claws is obvious. I always hear a click... click... click...

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Permalink Reply by Zigward & Kimberly on June 12, 2012 at 12:10am

It's deffinately not a claw noise, though that's an interesting thing to keep in mind for future references:D Thanks for the idea!!

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Permalink Reply by Melissa and Franklin! on June 11, 2012 at 10:56pm

Franklin's right (I think) hind leg cracks sometimes. I've had him examined several times, hips and knees x-rayed twice, nothing has ever been found. It's done this for years (and he's only 3!). So it may be nothing. It may also be an indication of arthritis, but if there isn't any limping associated with it I wouldn't worry to much. Maybe start him on some glucosamine/chondrotin and Fish Oil (omega 3s) just for added protection for his joints.

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Permalink Reply by Zigward & Kimberly on June 12, 2012 at 12:14am

Melissa, arthritis probably is a good chance. (With how overweight he was---and now that I think of it, how unwilling he is to go on our walks, and how slow he will sometimes go-I took it for him just strolling, but deffinately feel that it would be unwise to take for granted, so I will tell the vet about that too-or am I being silly?

I could get the fish oil from a health foods store, right?:)

Thanks a bunch! Weird that Franklin's does that for no reason, I hope that it is the same case here. It doesn't do it all the time, just at random.

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Permalink Reply by Yuki & Ellie on June 12, 2012 at 8:43am

I'm fairly certain you can find both fish oil and glucosamine in Wal-mart and grocery stores, though I'm not certain if quality is an issue in products like this. You can find them in health food stores, as well.