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My Dog Has A Sore Leg

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slinky.kate | 12:52 Tue 22nd Jul 2014 | Animals & Nature
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front leg,he was jumping up a grassy verge on sunday afternoon,and gave a yelp when he landed,he is still limping a bit,the problem he is putting al his weight on it as he has only 3 legs,he hasn't been getting as many walks as usual and being kept on the lead so he doesn't run about so he can rest it a bit
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unfortunately he has to walk downstairs to the spare ground to do his business,i cant carry him.
what does the vet say kate?
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I think he does need a visit to the vet slinky.
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if he is no better by the weekend I will take him to the vet when son is off work,just giving him plenty of rest,i have got to watch his weight because he only has 1 front leg
How did he lose his leg kate?
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woofgang he is a rescue dog a lurcher.we got him like that when he was 6 months old,i felt so sorry for him,apparently he was tied up and left outside a vets(pdsa)with a dislocated (l)leg,they couldn't save it,but it doesn't stop him running about mad,he is 2 1/2 now.
Well that's good...I was worried that you were going to say bone cancer as a limp is often the first sign of recurrence. I would still take him to the vet as soon as possible.
I also have a lurcher, who had the same symptoms your dog, it was a cruciate ligament injury, & same as yourself I was told he needed to loose weight. Yet NO walkies ! for a couple of months ! so then the vet did the procedure on his back leg. But I have been told No off lead running! So now since March, I do let him of for short spurts, however the Vet informed me that the larger breeds are prone to lameness. Please go easy on the walkies, I know it is extra worrying as he has just 3 legs, but I was told with rest especially on a young dog, the limping more often than not eases then stops. My fingers are crossed that the outlook is OK for him.
I'm sorry to hear about your dog's lameness, and think that a visit to the vet would probably be the wisest move - just as a matter of interest, was the amputated limb hind or front leg?
Slinky, I'd ring the vet now and ask for advice, as he's only got the three legs - it's an awful long time to wait until after the weekend, if he's in pain but not telling you.

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