Weird limping--- Poor Jack!
My poor guy is on the 15-day disabled list and I think he'll probably be driving me crazy in a day or two for lack of running
A week or two ago, he was sliding after a tennis ball in the hallway and came up holding a front paw in the air. He wouldn't put any weight on it at all, but that only lasted for about a minute. Then he favored it slightly for another minute or two, and then he was fine.
A couple days later, the exact same thing happened: slid for a ball, came up three-legged lame, but shook it off and he was fine.
Then today we were walking on the park and he went to turn funny to shake his head or something and I think he tripped on a stone (I saw a small rock that was freshly overturned right by his foot), and came up favoring the same leg. He sat down holding the paw up, wouldn't walk on it, then favored it slightly and within a minute was trotting along just fine.
Then this evening I threw a tennis ball for him in the grass, he went charging after it, and came up lame again. Once again he was fine after a very short time.
So I'm going to not have him chase anything for a few days to see if whatever it is might heal. I have a feeling he stubbed his toe or hurt a nail or something, because if it were soft-tissue he would not shake it off so fast, and I'd expect him to stiffen up after resting, which he does not.
I tried to feel his feet but he is foot-reactive so that was a worthless exercise. He pulls back if you just touch them, so I can't tell if I'm getting a pain response. I did not feel any heat in any of his legs/ pads/ toes, though, and no soft squishy areas that would indicate swelling.
Can a dog stub its toe?
Poor guy. I don't know how he'll go without playing for a few days, but I think it's for the best. I always worry about him, because he runs so hard.
A week or two ago, he was sliding after a tennis ball in the hallway and came up holding a front paw in the air. He wouldn't put any weight on it at all, but that only lasted for about a minute. Then he favored it slightly for another minute or two, and then he was fine.
A couple days later, the exact same thing happened: slid for a ball, came up three-legged lame, but shook it off and he was fine.
Then today we were walking on the park and he went to turn funny to shake his head or something and I think he tripped on a stone (I saw a small rock that was freshly overturned right by his foot), and came up favoring the same leg. He sat down holding the paw up, wouldn't walk on it, then favored it slightly and within a minute was trotting along just fine.
Then this evening I threw a tennis ball for him in the grass, he went charging after it, and came up lame again. Once again he was fine after a very short time.
So I'm going to not have him chase anything for a few days to see if whatever it is might heal. I have a feeling he stubbed his toe or hurt a nail or something, because if it were soft-tissue he would not shake it off so fast, and I'd expect him to stiffen up after resting, which he does not.
I tried to feel his feet but he is foot-reactive so that was a worthless exercise. He pulls back if you just touch them, so I can't tell if I'm getting a pain response. I did not feel any heat in any of his legs/ pads/ toes, though, and no soft squishy areas that would indicate swelling.
Can a dog stub its toe?
Poor guy. I don't know how he'll go without playing for a few days, but I think it's for the best. I always worry about him, because he runs so hard.
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Permalink Reply by Beth on
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Yes, you are right about the foot handling. I have gotten lazy. Jack was horrible for ages; he would scream if you tried to hold him still and he'd jerk back and try to chew your hand if you handled his feet. I got him to the point I can pick them up and touch them, but he still flinches. Once I reached that point I stopped working with him on it and I really need to pick back up.
Back to training we go!
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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on
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I just put Sparty's muzzle on him and check his feet. He damaged his nail bed while frapping around the house when he was young and tears his nail about once or twice a year. It then usually involves a trip to the vet where they take the nail off the rest of the way. Imagine having your broken nail torn the rest of the way off! Needless to say since this has been going on for about 8 years Sparty is pretty foot shy. He doesn't seem to mind the muzzle much at all. Odd really! Any way, I suggest a muzzle so you can really check him out.
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Permalink Reply by Alice on
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I;m sorry to hear about Jack. I hope it's nothing serious and he recovers quickly.
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Permalink Reply by Beauty and the Beast on
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Speedy recovery for poor Jack! Not playing is tough.Hope he will feel better soon.
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Nope, but we haven't allowed him to do anything where he is slamming on the front anchors. We have been doing so low-speed modified playing with him and he just doesn't understand why we won't throw that darn ball! LOL
I'll keep him from doing anything high-impact with his front end til the weekend and then see how he does. I'm really hoping it's just a foot/toe/nail thing.
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I'm glad he's doing better and hopefully he stays that way since I know you said he's ended up limping on several occasions. Maybe this will be the last of it. :)
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