Sigh. :(

**lv4dogs** · 10-12-2005, 10:46 AM

Oh no, poor Daisy girl. You're both in my thoughts & prayers. Good luck Diasy girl!
Are you getting x-rays done?
Keep us updated.

**Laura's Babies** · 10-12-2005, 11:27 AM

I don't normally come over to the doggie section very much but have some free time so here I am.

IF the vet does not find anything in the paw, PLEASE have him/her X-Ray that WHOLE leg. I have a friend that had a wonderful dog and she started limping from time to time. The limping came more and more often and started getting real bad. She took Bonnie to the vet and they took X-Rays of her paw up to the elbo and nothing showed up so they said it was arthritas (spelling looks wrong on that?) and gave her medicine for that. Time passed and she got worse and worse and Bonnie started chewing on her leg. She took her to another vet and he X-Rayed the WHOLE leg... She had bone cancer.

Don't let this panic you but keep it in mind if they don't find anything wrong with the paw.

**PJ's Mom** · 10-12-2005, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by Laura's Babies

IF the vet does not find anything in the paw, PLEASE have him/her X-Ray that WHOLE leg. I have a friend that had a wonderful dog and she started limping from time to time. The limping came more and more often and started getting real bad. She took Bonnie to the vet and they took X-Rays of her paw up to the elbo and nothing showed up so they said it was arthritas (spelling looks wrong on that?) and gave her medicine for that. Time passed and she got worse and worse and Bonnie started chewing on her leg. She took her to another vet and he X-Rayed the WHOLE leg... She had bone cancer.

Peej has a limp from time to time and it appears to be his right front leg. I told his doctor about it and he said it sounds like arthritis, (he's almost 7) but now I think I want it x-rayed.

**GoldenRetrLuver** · 10-12-2005, 07:19 PM

Thanks so much for the replies.

Daisy looks SO much better today. She's putting weight/pressure on that hind leg and the swelling is just about gone. She's back to her chipper self and wants to run around and play with Molly, definitely an improvement from yesterday, but I'm trying to reduce her activity until she's better. I have a good feeling she may have sprained/pulled something when she goes out in the yard every morning and tries to go after the birds in the trees.. or, Logan, like you mentioned, she may have just overdid something. I would like to still take her to the Vet just to be on the safe side, especially if we decide to go back to agility sometime in the future, but it looks like she's on the mend.

We'll see how she is tomorrow.

And Staci, I'll try to get some new pictures up of the girls sometime tomorrow or over the weekend. Thanks for asking!

Julie