That can't possibly have been normal....HELP

Bootsie put his front paws on my lap to be picked up. I grabbed him and went to lift him but did not have a good grip so I let go of him. When I looked down his back right paw had totally bent backward AND he didn't seem bothered. OMG I have been worrying about his back legs/paws/butt. It looked like he was standing on his paw but his paw was bent, like he was double jointed or something. I don't know how to explain it any better.

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Comment by Melissa and Franklin! on November 26, 2011 at 12:48am: You can easily test it at home. Just fold his foot over and see if he corrects it or not. He may have just not cared that it was like that. If you do it 2 or 3 times and he doesn't correct it them I'd have him seen, but if he's only done it once I wouldn't worry too much.

Comment by Nicola Porter on November 25, 2011 at 11:10pm: Oh yes, now I wish I hadn't come back to this thread tonite as I will be crying all night. Yes that is what it looked liked Bootsie done except it was his back leg. As the title states I couldn't believe it, that he didn't notice it. I am so shocked that I wonder if that is what he did, like I didn't see it correctly.

Comment by Melissa and Franklin! on November 25, 2011 at 6:17pm: One of the first neurological tests vets use for hind limb function is called a proprioception positioning test. The vet will turn the dogs foot so he/she is standing on the knuckle and see if the dog will right itself. If I understand what you are saying, it sounds like this is how your pup was standing. This is the best picture I can find to illustrate what I'm describing:

If when your dog is standing, and you fold his foot like this, and he doesn't immediately right it so that he is standing on the bottom of his foot again (ie with the pads touching the ground), this generally indications a neurological issue of some time. This position is not normal and the dog (or any animal really) should immediately try to correct the positioning. It's easy for you to try at home and see how he responds. If he doesn't seem bothered by the fact that he is standing on his knuckles then I would absolutely see a vet and have a full neurological exam done.