has he hurt his paw?

[*MaryG*]

Last night Pepper seemed reluctant to get off sofa(!) but then started to limp.i looked at his left paw , couldn't see ant thorn or anything. all evening reluctant to put paw down , this morning sometimes does , fine when on walk but lter started limping again! wonder if he has sprained it.......what do you think?

[Patp]

Does he flinch if you touch it anywhere?  Try to get in between his pads, Jinley had a very small thorn a couple of weeks ago that only troubled her at certain times.

[*MaryG*]

He did flinch when I  touched it last night. I can' see anything in his paws, butmaybe there is something there,  need to keep waching him. Is there anything i can do?i did try soaking it in water but not sure that helped.

[Patp]

If he is licking it alot, then it could be something stuck in it, if he isnt, then it could be bruised.  Could he have trod on something on a walk?  If he isnt excessively licking it, I would just keep my eye on it for a couple of days but if it starts to feel warm to the touch, pop him to the vets.

[*MaryG*]

he was licking it but seems to have stopped,i will keep checking incase it gets hot. thanks for the help.

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

He might have a small cut? Charlie cut his leg, we'd never have known if it wasn't for his licking of it! Hopefully it's feeling better soon

[*MaryG*]

Thanks, he seems fine now! I can't belive i was on the point of going to the emergency vet with him, i was really worried. anyway maybe it was a a small cut but he seems fine now!

[chrisp]

Excellent!