Since early yesterday Aspen has been limping intermittently. He is fine when walking but when running or using stairs he holds his paw up. He was still having problems this morning so I got one of the vets to have a look and after a lot of prodding and poking, the conclusion is that he has a foreign body in his paw. I have to give him over the weekend to see if it pops out itself but if not, he will need an op to investigate on Monday.
He timed it very well actually as it means he can't go in for his first show tomorrow
His coat is nowhere near ready so that was very handy
We can now just relax and spectate (and shop!!) instead....stress-free