What is going on??? Simon yelps and holds up his rear paw...
Every once in a while(few days or right now its been a few weeks) Simon, out of the blue yelps and holds up his right rear paw. He's not running or wrestling or anything. A few times it happened in the hall(his favorite sleeping spot) where we didn't see what happened. It just now happened again. He was right behind me and went to jump on the couch and yelped REALLY LOUD! Again he held up his rear paw and was very scared...as evidenced by the release of his anal glands(phew). Each time it happens I check him over and can't find anything. We made an appt. with the Vet and then canceled it because it didn't happen for a while. I can't figure out what is happening or what is causing this. Its bizzare. Any ideas? |
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| You know, Wendel does that too, and I've never been able to figure it out. He will walk and then reach around for his back leg. He doesn't chew it or itch it, but he'll touch it like a man possessed. I always wondered if it was a spasm, like a Charlie horse. |
| Ya know, Brick would do something like that when he was younger He would pick up a paw (mostly is RF) and cry a bit. We took him to the vet the first time it happened but they didn't find anything. It happened again after that at varying times in his life but I couldn't find a commonality or an issue that might me causing it. So it dawned on me one day; could his paw have fallen asleep and he's getting that weird pins & needles feel we get when a foot falls asleep? Well, that's my theory. |
| I agree, pins and needles, but I've also noticed when the airs where the body and leg come together get tangled. The jumping motion pulls the hair and hurts. I'd also be worried about a structural problem.......a partially torn ligament, pinched nerve or HD. I hope it is just pins and needles or hair mat!! |
| Wow...! |
| I'd also add...check in the hair in the area. We have lots of pine needles in our yard, and have had "lameness" and crying when a single pine needle is wedged in between pads, or stuck in the fur really close to the skin. In both cases it isn't a problem most of the time and then there's a sudden "ow!" I was barefoot on the deck this weekend and stepped on one that went right in. Ow was an understatement! We also had one dog who walked gracefully (Portage) off the couch and twisted his "ankle" in the front so badly it swelled right up, so it's amazing the ways they can find to hurt themselves. He ended up on an anti inflammatory, reduced activity rations, and ice packs. And he never so much as misstepped. He squealed when it happened, but absolutely nothing appeared to cause it. It healed fine and never happened again. |
| I hope that maybe it is as simple as Maggie's 'yelping' episodes.....This has happened twice. Maggie had the same thing and we ended up finally taking her in. The first time we got her on in the vet put her on Glucosamine Chondroitin because she does need joint support and they found she had the beginning of some hip issues. The second time vet couldn't replicate her 'yelp' or find what was wrong.....and all she did was lick his face. He was just as puzzled as we were because we couldn't replicate it either. All of the x-rays were negative and nothing! Her blood work was also negative and everything else. He said that it could just simply be a pulled muscle or sore joint from playing too hard with Quigley. He gave us some pain medication and said to wait it out and see. All it took was one dose of the meds and she was golden. Money pit, money pit, money pit...... So, maybe it is that simple. Good luck! |
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