I am unsure if he needs to see a vet or not about this issue. I was out for a walk with him and noticed him limping, we were headed to the off leash park with another dog. I checked his feet and legs and he seemed fine. He would off and on make it a small limp then a big limp, to us it looked like he wanted attention for it. We were almost at the off leash park and continued, in fact he was pulling and not walking slower. He played normally in park and ran normally in park. If I did not see him limping occasionally you would not no there was anything wrong. I asked my friend (the owner of the other dog) to check his legs, paws too. He did not flinch or do anything.
We went home and he has been walking around with the slight limp. I have blocked off the basement stairs as they are steep. He goes down them sideways. We are going to put him in his kennel tonight so he can not run around and play with the cats.
My friend and I are thinking he pulled a muscle or twisted it when he went in her yard as he got excited to see Meeka(his dog friend).
My ? Is how long do I wait until I think vet time. I know if he starts showing pain to go right away. I am talking about if it stays the same. Is there anything else I can do for him? Should I stop all walks until no limp? Or should I go by how he acts, for example I put leash on and he walks with no need to call etc.
Thank you all for any help you can give me. I should mention it is his front paw, not sure if that matters/
Susan and Owen