occasional limp

[Carlos and Chloe]

Chloe began limping again yesterday for no apparant reason it seemed.  We played inside the house a bit and walked around and sat down.  Then suddenly she started limping holding her left front foot slightly.  This is the 3rd time she's done it in the past 2 weeks now.  After a few minutes it went away and she was off running again.  The first couple times I thought she may have a slight sprain.  She constantly wipes out on our kitchen tile floor when she's playing :P  and she's not the most graceful dog.  She has never whimpered in pain even when I feel around her paw.  Any ideas on what it could be?

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

Have you inspected those paws? She could have something caught in one of them - or a cut. Check that first.

[F, Calla & Luca]

I agree with Allyson. Otherwise, at some point I'd have the vet check that there are no joint problems.

[Nancie & Gracie Doodle]

I agree with both Allyson and F. Parker. Rule out a cut or something stuck in the paw first. Then a check with the Vet. It is easy for them to give a check on the joints by just manipulating them. Gracie Doodle just had one done to get her OK for her pet insurance. Only if they see something suspicious do they have to do x-rays.

[Kim]

Not to jump to conclusions, but have you had her tested for Lyme? The symptoms Chloe is having reminds me of my Allie before she was diagnosed with Lyme Disease.

I agree with the others to check her paws first - but I wouldn't let it go too long without having it checked out.

[Susan, Coby & Chloe]

Carlos, I just posted on the same thing happening to my 6 m/o LD last week -- check under Puppy Madness and Health Problem forums. In Bosco's case, the xray showed likely panosteitis, a degeneration/regeneration of bone growth primarily in long bones of a growing puppy, mostly large breeds such as Goldens, Labs etc -- mine is a medium LD but the xray did show a more pronounced whitened area on the distal humerus. In any event, Bosco's limp resolved within a week; he was on Tramadol for the inflammation and a few doses of Rimadyl. His appetite was poor during the time he was limping, too - but he's back to full wt bearing and eating now. Hope no matter what the cause your Chloe is restored to good health soon!

[Kim]

Just wondering if there is an update on Chloe? How is she doing? Hoping she is doing much better!

[Carlos and Chloe]

We stopped buy the vet and they had good look at her leg. They couldn't find anything and Chloe never limped or showed signs of pain when they probed her entire leg. They took her temp as well and that was fine. They said that if it continues to show up in the next few weeks to bring her in for an x-ray. They also said it's possible that it was a light sprain and that she may have reaggravated it during playtime before it healed completely. Either way they just said to keep an eye on her for the next few weeks. Btw, she weighed in at 57lbs So much for my guestimated 35lb doodle lol (parents were 10lb poodle and 50lb golden)

[Kim]

oh - good news!!! Glad it went well.

Your guestimated 35lb Doodle is very cute!!! I guess you never really can tell how big they will get! Allie's parents were 50lb Goldendoodle and 45lb Poodle and Allie now weighs about 43lb, which was expected.

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

That's great news. She sounds like just about the same size as Murphy....big Doodles!

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Glad to hear that the vet wasn't able to find anything significant going on with Chloe's leg!! :)

[Carol Vineyard]

My dog has hip dysplasia, but don't dispair, that's the worst case. She also may have a knee ligament that slips out. ONly know this because I took Abbey to an orthopedic vet and he told me about that. He said usually it will pop back in and won't require surgery. I'd keep an eye on it. If it gets worse, you might want to take her for xrays