my Dogs Legs help really worried

It all stared 4 weeks ago we walkedmika on a beach she let out a massive yelk and cocked left back leg up hobbling on it for a while then she would be fine walk normal. she has been doing this for past few weeks the first week we took her to the vet they could not find nothing wrong with the leg no breaks sprains etc.

Now today we had her running around a field back leg cocked up again then both legs dragging them with her as she runs then collapses both of them then she was fine as anyone got any idea why this is happening or experienced i with there dogs she does not seem to be in pain and the vet can not find anything wrong....I'm really worried ..

After today with her dragging both legs, I'd get her straight to the vet tomorrow and tell them there's definitely something wrong. For her to be dragging her back legs like that, there's def a problem that needs sorting. I've never come across it, but if it was my boy, I'd be straight back to the vets. Let us know how you get on.

Don't know!! Sorry!! Is she just doing it playing or has she got no control over it?

today was frst tme she done both legs you would swear someone strapped them up and she was pulling them along . After a minute she is walking fine. vets look and said there is nohing wrong at all how can i get them to belive me can the get hip problems is not constant . She will randomly do it walking around the house then its fine..

Moo hops on her back legs occasionally, and I'll tell her to walk properly and she will, but has never dragged them. I think I would pop to the vet again.

yeah she does the back leg hopping too but i have said stop and she carries on .. shes fine now walking normal i am just wondering can it run in jeans from parents

Try get a video to show the vets!!

Dizzy used to do something similar to this when she was a pup, she would yelp and limp or her back legs would collapse for a while, then she would seem absolutely fine. When I fisrt took her to the vets they thought it was spinal but they ran some tests and it turned out she had a luxating patella (her kneecap was dislocated, it's a very similar injury to what a lot of footballers experience). My vet said that because she is a staff and they have such a high pain tolerance it can be quite difficult to diagnose any problems with lameness as they do not react the same was as any other breed would do.
I would get her to your vets tomorrow if possible, if they still can't find anything maybe ask for a second opinion?
Hope you get her sorted x

thank you she is now 9 months old what age did your do this at.. what treatment did she get or does it heal its self

She was somewhere between 7-10 months, can't remember exactly. She had an op on it to put the kneecap back into place then the ligaments were shortened to hold it. She is going to be 7 in March and so far (touch wood) she has never had any further problems with it.
Let us know how Mika gets on x

i will thanks for the info

Could be patella luxation or possibly something as simple as a strained back.

I'd ask the vet if he could try x-raying to be sure. If nothing shows on the x-ray, you'll probably need to give her complete rest for a month just to totally recover. Not easy, but may be essential.

Id be interested to know how you get on. Logan is going for a scan on Wednesday because he's not walking 'properly'. He kicks his front paws up. I took him to the vet twice about it and they said not to worry, then i took him back last week with the runs and they said he needs a refferal for a scan on his spine to see if there is a problem!
I hope Mika will be ok!

Getting a video would be a good idea, even if it's just a rubbish one from a phone, like Caryll said, it could be something as simple as a strained back.

Let us know how you get on!

Because it was at the beach, could it have been a jelly fish sting?

Awww was going to say spinal or nerve problem but it does sound identical to dizzy I would defo go back to the vet

Hi just to let you all know we went to vets this eveing with our girl Mika she has dislocated both knees this has developed over time and she requires surgery costing us 1 grand per knee . we are going to see another specalist vet tomorrow so will let you know on the update from this vet.

Thanks all for your reply was such a shock to the system finding out that this was the problem

no we brought her to a vet today and going to another here on the island for another opinion .Thanks

Sorry to hear your news you must be shocked hopefully the specalist vet can give more information. Please keep us posted, my thoughts are with you.

Thanks hun you dont dont expect this kind of news . Fingers crossed . What are your thougth on the first vet i went to see 4 weeks ago and said she has just damaged a tissue the lady tongiht said deffo the knees and going to get naother opion tomorrow . Would you write a letter of complaint to the first vets ??

I am not a vet but I would be rather upset if it was only 4 weeks ago and they did not mention the knees. I would wait and see what the specialist says tomorrow and then decide what to do, that is just my opinion and I am sure you will do what is best for you and Mika. I cannot imagin how you are feeling at the moment but just see what the specialist says.

Ah bless her!! Hope all goes well!

I wouldnt be happy if it was me i would defo complain

Let us all know how you get on with the specialist hun, I was devestated when I found out about Dizzy but it's amazing what they can do with surgery nowadays. All fingers and paws crossed for you and Mika here x

Hi Mika any news