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Originally Posted by James.OConnor Don't want to sugest this is the case, but happened to me recently. Cas (5yr old Rott) developed a limp suddenly after a walk down the canal. He is very athletic and strong so I thought initially it was just a pulled muscle. After leaving him a couple of days to rest it still did not improve.
I visited the vet who manipulated the leg, but did not find any obvious pain areas. After a course of anti-inflamatories and pain killers for a week still no improvement.
Visited a good vet surgeon afterwards who informed me that it looked like a definite case of torn Cruciate. Manipulation doesn't necessarily highlight pain as the dogs tend to tense the muscle to counteract the manipulation of the leg. Took some X-rays to examine the joints but she didn't expect to find anything as a torn ligament will not show, but it eliminated bone and cancer related problems.
After surgery was informed that the cruciate was completely torn. We're 3 weeks on the road to recovery now which is difficult when you have 2 dogs, but getting there.
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Sorry to hear that, i hope cas gets better soon.
The vet pretty much said the same to us, he gave us two options, to go home for a week with a course of anti-imfalmitaries to see how he gets on, or to leave him in for x-rays to rule out any joint or bone problems. We decided on the second as we know how important it is to get any possible joint problems diagnosed quickly to avoid the chances of arthritis.
He said that if he doesnt see anything on the x-rays he will investigate further to check the cruciate.
I am just hoping that it is not the hips, as i know they are less treatable than the cruciate.
This waiting business is crap!