[Soulworx]

Hi.... in the past couple of days bailey has developed a limp in his hind leg. We checked from toe to hip and there wasnt much of a reaction from any area of his leg.
Between his toes is a bit red, and his pads look a bit dry, but our trainer has put the seed of worry in the back of our mind (unintentionally). He took baileys leg last night and manipulated just to see if he could see any obvious problems. Bailey made a noise when his hip was manipulated. Not a growl or anything more of one of those "what was that" noises. He moved to the other leg where there was no reaction, and when he went back to the bad leg there was no reaction to exactly the same manipulation.
I think the problem is mostly with his pads and toes, as he has had this before in a front leg, and cream fixed it. Also we have just put a new brick patio out where bailey is during the day. There is still a little excess sand from the process that i think might have irritated him.
But last night has now made me worry a bit more that it could be a hip problem.

Of course he will go straight to the vet tonight to get checked out, but i do value the opinion of people here who are experienced rottie owners who have most likely come accross these problems before.

Oh and just a slightly related question.... do you know if lime disease is possible in the UK?