parousia15
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A little over two weeks ago, my 10 month cav, Draper was running toward the couch and he gave out a mild yelp, followed by some smaller yelps. He would limp a little and not about to stand on his hind legs for very long. He seemed to get better after an hour or so. Then when walking him, he would limp intermittently on his hind left leg.
After two weeks, these are the signs I've seen
-It's only his back left leg that limps.
-It's really unpredictable. Most of the day, he runs, jumps, stands on his hind legs find, has lots of energy, and only randomly he will limp.
-When he does limp, he only limps for maybe 10 seconds, before he walks it off.
-He never seems to be in pain.
-He doesn't seem to care when his leg is manipulated (the vet was pretty forceful with it, and he really didn't care).
-The vet said his patellas weren't lose and she couldn't pop them out.
-We had him on Rimadyl for about two weeks, during which the limp improved some.
-He has not gained weight, is eating normally, doesn't seem lethargic, and his mood and demeanor has not changed at all.
-He does get some salmon oil with his food.
Initially I thought it was a sprain. After week with no improvement, he had an x-ray which was normal, no signs of HD, arthritis, patellas where in the right place and there was still cartilage indicating that he is still growing (he's 16 lbs now).
I don't know what to do at this point cause his improved seems to have plateaued.
What's the next step?
After two weeks, these are the signs I've seen
-It's only his back left leg that limps.
-It's really unpredictable. Most of the day, he runs, jumps, stands on his hind legs find, has lots of energy, and only randomly he will limp.
-When he does limp, he only limps for maybe 10 seconds, before he walks it off.
-He never seems to be in pain.
-He doesn't seem to care when his leg is manipulated (the vet was pretty forceful with it, and he really didn't care).
-The vet said his patellas weren't lose and she couldn't pop them out.
-We had him on Rimadyl for about two weeks, during which the limp improved some.
-He has not gained weight, is eating normally, doesn't seem lethargic, and his mood and demeanor has not changed at all.
-He does get some salmon oil with his food.
Initially I thought it was a sprain. After week with no improvement, he had an x-ray which was normal, no signs of HD, arthritis, patellas where in the right place and there was still cartilage indicating that he is still growing (he's 16 lbs now).
I don't know what to do at this point cause his improved seems to have plateaued.
What's the next step?