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My brave, silly and comforting dog Penny is having problems with her back leg/hip. We have an appointment for Wednesday but the vet is not allowing people in, they just come to the car and get the animal. We will have to tell them on the phone about her symptoms.
She began favoring her leg about a month ago, limping a little when she first got up to walk. After walking for a brief time, she would stop limping. I thought it might be arthritis in her hip. She is at least ten, maybe as much as 12 years old.
But now the limp is getting worse. She can hardly get up by herself, and hesitates to go down the two steps to where her food and water bowls are. She kind of walks on her tiptoes, if that is possible for a dog. She sleeps a lot more than usual, too.
Her groomer said she has lost a lot of muscle in her back end, and wanted to know what the heck was going on with her, last week when she was there.
Hopefully we will find out what is going on, on Wednesday. I'm going to video her getting up and walking, to show the vet. I'm hoping it is just arthritis, not a tumor or something. Keep your fingers crossed for us.
She began favoring her leg about a month ago, limping a little when she first got up to walk. After walking for a brief time, she would stop limping. I thought it might be arthritis in her hip. She is at least ten, maybe as much as 12 years old.
But now the limp is getting worse. She can hardly get up by herself, and hesitates to go down the two steps to where her food and water bowls are. She kind of walks on her tiptoes, if that is possible for a dog. She sleeps a lot more than usual, too.
Her groomer said she has lost a lot of muscle in her back end, and wanted to know what the heck was going on with her, last week when she was there.
Hopefully we will find out what is going on, on Wednesday. I'm going to video her getting up and walking, to show the vet. I'm hoping it is just arthritis, not a tumor or something. Keep your fingers crossed for us.
