LIMPING STAFFY!!

kia my 9month old girl is of to the vets on thurs for a xray on her front right leg.after a rest or shes wakes up she hops about not putting the leg down.she has had a course of anti-inflam tabs a while ago but its not improved.actually got worse.she is fine after about 15mins after gettin up.she dont limp any other time.fine wen out walkin etc.just wondered if anybody else has had this with there staff?it started wen she was approx 5months,have even kept her to just lead walks and she hated that.she was speyed a month ago and was rested for another week too.my vet thinks it could be a dodgy kneecap but wil just have to wait and see wat if owt shows up on xray.HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL.

Tracie can you let me have a picture of her which includes her fron leg. I do Reiki and can send her Reiki to help her leg.

ask the vet to check the paws for any infection..my friends(deco) staff had the very same thing and that is what it ended up to be.

ye thats right vin sofie had a paw infection, it was very sore and red looking in between paws, it turrned out that she was alerjict to something like grass seeds or concrete dust

as the topics about dogs limping.... lelo has wot looks like a small limp but she dont have any probs with it but ill get her checked at the vet next week or so will keep a eye on it for the time been

ask the vet m8 i hope your staffy getting better soon

cheers mattie wil do that thanks.
from wat angle etc do you want the pics?
also forgot to say it seems tender to touch on the part between the knee n paw,rite down the middle.i always giv her a rub from shoulder down wen she wakes up n she only pulls away wen i touch the section just told about.its only wen shes been asleep or rested.thanks again mattie.

we would like a pic

she could have abit of arthritis but i could be wrong.

When sam had a bad leg the vet said dogs can get arthritis at any age. We thought he had arthritis but he had a little bit of bone moving about in his knee joint. causing him to collapse now and again, we were never sure what caused the injury in the first place.

what i would think about is giving her some omega 3 & glucosamine sulphate it really good for bones.

Staffy-Steve wrote:she could have abit of arthritis but i could be wrong.

When sam had a bad leg the vet said dogs can get arthritis at any age. We thought he had arthritis but he had a little bit of bone moving about in his knee joint. causing him to collapse now and again, we were never sure what caused the injury in the first place.

It could be hereditory unfortunately

she has been on the glucosimine tabs for about 3months now,sumbody recomended them to me,also has codliver oil tabs every other day but thanks for tellin me hun.shes a very active young girl too typical staff tbh.also i dont think its caused thru a injury as id remember her hurting herself.shes 15inc tall n weighs 18.3kg.my gut is tellin me the same as staffie steve said.should i try another treatment first do u think b4 puttin her thru the stress of been sedated for xray etc.my vet has examined her a month ago and cudnt feel anything out of place etc.it does not affect her any other time apart from wen she wakes up as ive said.

If it gets any worse you could ask your vet to refer you to a specialist. It is expensive it cost me £1000 for an operation but it did resolve the problem. My dog had various x-rays and the vet couldnot see what was wrong.

shes due to go for xray in morn steve, i know its gonna be expensive,dont get me wrong im not moaning about having to fork out for xrays.its just im open to other treatment first.i do have insurance for her, but stil have to pay vet,then claim it back.im wiv more than and think i shud change as people have told me they are pretty crap.

Maybe her legs been dead from lying on it, you know that feeling in the morning when you cant move your arm properly?