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Meggie will be 6 years old next month, so she's a youngster still. Highly active, a bit on the "fluffy" side but we try to work on that. *sigh*
A month or two ago she began occasional limping on a back leg. At first it was her back left. I thought one of the labs may have stepped on her while roughhousing outside. No tenderness on palpation, paw in good shape. The limp subsided in a few days then went away entirely.
Then it appeared in the back right leg. Same thing, lasting a few days then gone. Now it is her left leg again and the limping has gone on for about two weeks now.
Stiff upon rising from sleep, difficulty jumping up on the couches or futon (I had to lift her up for the first week). She manages to get up on her own now, it's not pretty, but she manages.
Again, no tenderness upon palpation in her hips, her legs, her paws, her spine, her abdomen. But she's VERY gingerly placing weight on that left leg and has adopted the "bunny hop" style of running.
Activity levels remain just about normal, good appetite (duh!), water intake normal, temperature normal, eyes bright, nose cold and wet, she even enjoyed a full pedicure last weekend (she loves that).
Arthritis? Too young for arthritis? Thoughts? I can't afford x-rays at the present time or I'd whisk her in to the vet.
A month or two ago she began occasional limping on a back leg. At first it was her back left. I thought one of the labs may have stepped on her while roughhousing outside. No tenderness on palpation, paw in good shape. The limp subsided in a few days then went away entirely.
Then it appeared in the back right leg. Same thing, lasting a few days then gone. Now it is her left leg again and the limping has gone on for about two weeks now.
Stiff upon rising from sleep, difficulty jumping up on the couches or futon (I had to lift her up for the first week). She manages to get up on her own now, it's not pretty, but she manages.
Again, no tenderness upon palpation in her hips, her legs, her paws, her spine, her abdomen. But she's VERY gingerly placing weight on that left leg and has adopted the "bunny hop" style of running.
Activity levels remain just about normal, good appetite (duh!), water intake normal, temperature normal, eyes bright, nose cold and wet, she even enjoyed a full pedicure last weekend (she loves that).
Arthritis? Too young for arthritis? Thoughts? I can't afford x-rays at the present time or I'd whisk her in to the vet.