I started a thread a while back about Rascal limping. The limp went away and all was well for a while.
Well, for the last 2 months he's been limping on and off. I felt his leg, no swelling, he doesn't mind it being touched, but he still limped.
Finally, after a lot of debate with my husband, we went to the vet. A few hundred dollars later, x-rays, and other things, the vet said all is fine, she doesn't know why he's limping.
So now what?
It's on and off. Every day he limps for at least a little while, it's always the front right paw. He runs, he plays, and for most of the day he doesn't limp at all. Then suddenly he'll start again. He doesn't yelp when you touch the paw, and I do it often because I'm trying to find why he's limping. His paw pads are also fine, nothing cracked or stuck.
My husband thought it may be growing pains. He did grow awfully fast, went from small enough to walk under our beagle, to 3 times the size of our beagle within months. He is on puppy food, a food the vet agrees with. He does get walked, although less so in the last few months because I'm worried about the limp and making it worse.
Any suggestions? We've done all the tests, we've gone to the vet, but this limp is worrying me, and there's no answer for why it's happening.
Just to add. He is a 9 month, almost 10 month old puppy. He's very clumsy. He is constantly falling up the stairs, or slipping when he's running. But if this were an injury due to being clumsy, would it always be the same paw?
I haven't gotten answers from the vet. I'm now asking all of you for opinions. :)
