my dog is limping and i dont know why i checked out his back leg but i dont see any cuts or bruises.what can possible be wrong with his leg? any ideas?
dog info:
Jack Russel
normal size
very hyperactive from time to time
he's around 7 years old
anymore info you need to know i'll add later
Answers:
He may have slipped or fallen off of something, and simply landed on the foot wrong, causing a sprain of some sort. Call the vet, just to be sure : )
he could have a broken leg if it hurts still i would take the dog to the vet
Have you checked the bottom of his foot. He could have something, a piece of glass, splinter, etc. in his foot. He also could have the beginning of arthritis.
If he doesn't display any other distress signals, take it easy with him for a few days. Gentle massage perhaps?
If it doesn't get any better, take him to his vet.
Jack Russels are lively breed and this can be just a minor and temporary result of a rough play.
Don't panic too much and all the best to both of you :)
my dog always goes after birds (jumping off the back steps) he put a vertebra out so i took him to a doggy chiropractor couple of snaps with his activator and walla he was just as good as new
I would wait maybe a day or two and watch him. Make sure he is still eating and drinking normally. If he doesn't get better take him to the vet. My dog did something similar, but he was okay after a day.
Without actually seeing the dog it's really hard to tell, but most likely cause giving your description is a torn cruciate. This is when the ligament holding the bones in the knee is torn. The bad part about this is it does require surgery to fix, and it won't just heal up on its own. (You may hear it referred to as an ACL alot in humans. aka Anterior Cruciate Ligament.
This occurs, often times when a dog jumps and lands wrong, is playing and falls ect. and the injury is usually accompanied by the dog letting out a loud yip, then the dog may act fine for a while and later exhibit signs of pain in their leg, they will hold their leg up, limp, and act painful if you try to touch their leg.
He really needs to go to a vet, they will check for what is called a drawer sign. This is when they check the knee to see if it has mobility, if it does your dog has a torn cruciate.
Your dog's leg will appear to get better in a few days, however this is a bad sign not a good one. This means that there is now swelling in the knee, essentially holding everything in place. Eventually arthritis will set in and the longer the dog goes the worse it gets.Once the swelling goes down your pup will be in tons of pain.
Most cases of injured rear legs turn out to be torn ACL's. It's especially common in the more "hyper breeds"
Good luck, hope this helped.
It is not uncommon for a dog (especially a hyper by nature dog) to twist their leg or foot while playing and it will have the same result as a sprain in a human. Hurts and can be painful to walk on. It is something that will heal itself...just like a human. But if you run your hands all over his body with a little bit of pressure and you run your hand down that leg that hurts with a little bit of pressure, he will either flinch or yelp where it hurts. More than likely it is a sprain and you can even give him Ibuprofen for the pain and that will help!
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