Hi, I'm Loopy and have just found this website and forum. Hello all you cocker lovers. We got our working cocker on Saturday @ 9 weeks and she settled in pretty well, with virtually no crying when we left her. We had fun playing in the back yard and she started getting used to her name and sitting on 'hup'. But on Sunday afternoon I noticed a slight limp. Couldn't find any prob, legs felt the same, nothing between her toes, no cuts on her paws, and no wimpers or yelps.
The limp seemed to be worse when she just got up but she would run on it. Still, I was taking her to the vets today for her jabs and asked him about it. Before seeing her walk, he bent her paws and leg this way and that and pronounced that she was v flexible. Then he put her on the floor and now she just wouldn't even put the paw on the ground. She's hopping around barely using it. He's given me some anti-inflammatories and said if no improvement in five days she'll have to have an x-ray.
Of course, we're really worried. We are very upset about the poor wee thing, concerned that it will be more than strain and hoping we haven't been sold a lame dog (still I love her already and inspite of it
). I guess we just have to wait for five days, limit her activity and hope for the best. Any tips or help from experienced owners very much appreciated.
Loopy
