[help] Adopted a rescue dog but has an on and off limping front paw- two vets said nothing was wrong, just a habit.Dog Talks
I recently adopted a dog from the pound in a country where the pet ownership is still a relatively new concept. I'm concerned about this limping front paw but the two vets I've been don't seem to be worried. Wondering if I should take the trip to a different well-known vet and get a 3rd opinion or am I worrying too much. He's somewhere between 2-5 years old and 7.5kg, relatively small dog.
When we're not on a walk, he he uses the limping paw fine and puts weight on it but holds it up when standing up or sitting. However when we're on a walk, he changes between using it and not using it. He puts weight on it when we're walking fast but if we slow down, he stops using it and starts to hop around on three legs. He also seems to tend to hop on three legs more when he gets tired as well. The vet from the pound supposedly did x-rays and tests but couldn't find anything wrong with his leg so he suspected that he hurt it before and now it's turned into a habit to limp. I'm somewhat wary of the pound's vet because they tend to gloss over the truth so people would adopt. So I took him to a different vet and that vet didn't seem too worried either about it and did some simple movement checks on his paw because he can put weight on it fine. I asked him what he thought it could be and he said it could be swollen joints which wouldn't show up on x-rays and was about to prescribe him some medicine to see if it'll help until I told him that he's been limping since he got to the pound. He didn't end up prescribing any and told me it's probably just a habit like the first vet said.
I was wondering if anyone had any insight on what it possibly could be and if I should go get a 3rd opinion? I'm wary of vets here because again pet ownership is a relatively new concept so I'm worried they might have missed something.
It's only his front left paw, nothing else. I can touch it and the shoulder area fine and he can put weight on it. I can move it around in every direction too. X-rays supposedly showed nothing wrong. He jumps fine as well. Bloodwork also came back normal. He does have heartworms which he's getting treated for currently. Zero problems otherwise.
Submitted November 12, 2020 at 01:12AM by hmkm https://ift.tt/32B0GCZ
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