Limps and Lameness
From personal experience I wish I had a pound for every time one of my dogs has walked home with a limp when they are under a year old more often as not caused by running around like a loon and doing emergency stops. A limp that does not appear to be causing any pain is usually a pulled muscle and the best remedy is rest (ideally in a crate) for a few days going to the extent that when they go out for a toilet you take them out on the lead. This is so they do not aggravate the leg or do further damage. One of my own boys had a pulled muscle that lasted several days.
However a severe non-bearing lameness check the dogs pad and leg for any obvious sign of trauma such as a thorn if there is no obvious sign of trauma this could suggest a fracture do not try to splint the leg get the dog immediately to the vet.
From personal experience I wish I had a pound for every time one of my dogs has walked home with a limp when they are under a year old more often as not caused by running around like a loon and doing emergency stops. A limp that does not appear to be causing any pain is usually a pulled muscle and the best remedy is rest (ideally in a crate) for a few days going to the extent that when they go out for a toilet you take them out on the lead. This is so they do not aggravate the leg or do further damage. One of my own boys had a pulled muscle that lasted several days.
However a severe non-bearing lameness check the dogs pad and leg for any obvious sign of trauma such as a thorn if there is no obvious sign of trauma this could suggest a fracture do not try to splint the leg get the dog immediately to the vet.
TIP: Make a fuss and your dog will panic
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