Won't go up the stairs or jump up

This morning I found Penny waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs (she always sleeps upstairs). Then when I let her out she wouldn't come back up the stairs. Then when I sat down in the chair she wouldn't jump up to sit with me. I laid her down and felt around the inside where her back leg meets her body and she yelped when I touched the left side. She is walking normal and when I took her for a walk last night she was fine. Obviously something happened in the middle of the night but what. Anyone have this issue and know what it might be?

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Permalink Reply by Jane on October 1, 2012 at 10:56am

I would take her to the vet personally. She must be in pain if she's unwilling to do her normal activities.

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Permalink Reply by Beth on October 1, 2012 at 12:08pm

If she were limping I'd be less worried and wait a couple days to see if it improved. But not wanting to do stairs or jump with no obvious soreness would make me worried about a back injury. It's entirely possible it's a minor little thing and she's just being super catious; some dogs guard even small injuries carefully and others plow right ahead. But since you did not see her hurt herself and she is not limping, I would take her in.