Limping or favoring one leg Audible clicking or popping sounds coming from the hip joints Reduced range of motion in the hip joints Noticeable loss of muscle mass in the hind legs Changes in gait or posture, such as a swaying back Stretching and gentle exercises can help dogs cope with hip ...
If your normally active dog slows down and starts favoring one leg, it’s natural for you to worry. Limping and lameness are non-specific signs of pain in dogs, and narrowing down the reason for the problem can be complicated. Here are seven possible causes for why your dog is limping ...
The breed is also prone to Hip Dysplasia, a condition that leads to misalignment of the leg bone, hip bone, and hip socket. Most of the time, a dog with hip dysplasia will start favoring their other legs that are less painful to walk on. The dog could also suffer from Elbow Dysplasia...
The Furtastic Award is for furries who are excellent at other things not easily categorized as the above two and so is a catch-all for general pawsomeness. The Lifetime Achievement Award is selected by committee, and is in its 3rd year. With the amount of awards, payment is phased out,...
My working dog Profi, had a lil hitch in his giddeyup, literally. While we were working out tracking dogs on an exercise, Dana noticed he was favoring his right rear leg a bit. And when I say a bit, I hadn't seen it and I'm behind him EVERY day. When she pointed it out, sur...
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no standing by the backdoor in your bathrobe.) Continue treating your dog in the preferred area and eventually almost all dogs, by force of habit, will use that area, at least if you go outside with them. (This is why we have slip on boots by the door, and very warm, comfy bathro...
is going on. We checked for all the tick borne diseases like Lyme (which she is vaccinated against), Heartworm (which she takes a monthly prevention for), etc. and luckily all were negative. So we are treating her for an injury, maybe to her back or leg but she could not tell. ...
While Addison's can be caused by an adrenal tumor, it is not normally the cause. Still, if the vets felt there was an adrenal tumor then this is possible. As a side note though, an Adrenal tumor is not something we would normally see on an xray but rather with an ultrasound. It ...