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Comment by Xebulynn Jei Lindgren on October 30, 2012 at 7:04pm

And thank you for the advice.

Comment by Xebulynn Jei Lindgren on October 30, 2012 at 7:02pm

oh okay he's still holding his leg up but I've been carrying him around when he needs to move somewhere. I put some ice on it which he gladly accepted. I don't think it's broken because he was laying on his back kicking his legs around playing with my baby cousin.

Comment by John Wolff on October 30, 2012 at 12:55pm

Keep him crated for now. No stairs or running or leaping or walking. When I evacuated Al from the mountains -- not knowing what the problem was -- our breeder suspected ACL injury, and was quite strict with me. She said to keep him confined, not give him any opportunity to exacerbate the injury until I got a diagnosis. Dogs hide pain, they process it differently than we do. Hard to diagnose. I dumped $300+ justlikethat on the vet visit. The diagnosis was inconclusive, but it was not the worst.
I believe you can give aspirin to dogs -- those 81 mg low-dose tablets -- but I wouldn't do this with a suspected bruise because aspirin increases clotting time.

Comment by Xebulynn Jei Lindgren on October 30, 2012 at 12:03pm

I made an appointment with the vet for later today but I don't know if I should take him in if it's just bruised because the vet can get expensive if anyone has any advice it would be greatly appreciated if it doesn't get better I will take him.