Limping

[Diane Heller-Vaccaro]

Nala is at it again. Does anybody else have a problem child like this. Now that she finally healed from her spay surgery. I've been keeping her upstairs when we aren't home. At the end of the bed is a huge cedar chest I tie her to, she has her blanket and bones/toys, plus Nero can sleep with her upstairs. When I kept her in the kitchen she would cry because he had the rest of the house, plus she would go to the bathroom on the floor which she doesn't do upstairs. The problem is she recently started pulling the chest around I tell you this thing is so heavy I can hardly push it back in place. Now she is limping I think she hurt herself trying to pull the chest around. How serious is this she can only put a little weight on it sometimes she yelps its been 2 days and I haven't seen much improvement. Of course she doesn't sit still for 5 seconds either. When is it time to see the vet?

PS: She is tied because we don't have any doors in this loft style house.

[rottiholt]

Get her a crate.

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[Diane Heller-Vaccaro]

She had a crate and she did even more damage to herself. She gets very upset when she sees Nero out or in a place where she can't get to. I think its because of her past being kept in a hall alone for her first 9 months. She had no interaction with anyone and she doesn't like to be alone. Some suggested tying and said you can get the same results (housebreaking) as with a crate.

[Lil E]

She should be seen. If she tore a knee ligament these things get real bad real fast.