ok, we were at the dog park last night and this lady brought her dog that imediatly started growling and stuff and all the dogs piled and we got my dog out of it but she had a scratch on her leg, we put antibacterial spray on it last nite and this morning. she is limping and hesitates to jump on the couch or bed. also she goes up the staires slow (usualy races) and dosent put much presure on it. my dad said its probaly just sore, but im worried about her and want to know if there is anything i can do to help her or make it feal better for her
2007-08-06 03:01:38 · 8 answers · asked by rocknrollskwurl 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I agree with Shanna. A cut would not cause a dog to limp. She needs to be seen by your vet to rule out anything really bad.
2007-08-06 03:09:37 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Golden gal♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What size is your dog? Limping can be caused by a number of things: a sprain, a strained muscle, a fracture or bone break, injury to the spine...
Don't panic, but get your dog to a vet and have her checked out just to be sure it isn't something serious that can get worse without treatment.
In the meanwhile, to make her more comfortable, you can give her a 1/4 of a buffered aspirin (NOT Tylenol or Ibuprofin) every 4 hours to help ease her pain. Don't use the aspirin for more than a day. If the limping persists or gets worse, get your dog to a vet immediately.
2007-08-06 03:30:40 · answer #2 · answered by Fetch 11 Humane Society 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With all those dogs, piling on top of her like that, I seriously don't think a scratch alone is going to make her limp. She could have very well broken, sprained or pulled something in her leg, by landing wrong, when the other dogs jumped her. Poor Baby must be in so much pain. For the sake of your dog, your only option in finding out what is wrong and relieving her pain as soon as possible, would be to take her to a vet as soon as you can, today! If it were my dog, I would have taken her to the vet, the second that I noticed that something was wrong. If her leg is broken, I can guarantee you, that she is in excruciating pain, and you need to get her to a vet NOW! It's not fair to let her suffer like this!
2007-08-06 03:29:00 · answer #3 · answered by Chihuahua Addict Adores Scooby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A scratch wouldn't usually limp your dog. Maybe her tendons or ligaments are injured or she just hurt her muscles. You need to describe how is she limping...Is it the sort of jump-limp type or is she dragging her limbs. I suggest you take her to a vet and do some physical check-ups. A X-ray is also needed. And make sure you wrap her wound..
2007-08-06 03:10:58 · answer #4 · answered by Theophilus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cut wouldn't make a dog limp. She likely sprained, pulled or even broke something in the fight.
I would take the dog to the vet.
2007-08-06 03:04:29 · answer #5 · answered by Shanna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you think it's ok because dogs are designed to bite eachother then imagine if someone punched you in the face or ribs or tried to dislocate your arm.
you'd head to the hospital to see if you're ok, why not take your dog to a vet?
a fight is a fight and there's always the possibility of serious injury, even if the injury isn't caused by the fight I'm sorry there's no excuse not to take your dog to the vet.
2007-08-06 03:29:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your dog really should be checked by your vet to make sure he does not have any serious injuries
2007-08-06 03:09:08 · answer #7 · answered by cin_ann_43 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take you canines to the vet and make her pay for the medical interest which you canines desires, get evidence type her that her canines is as much as this point on photos, she could have records from the vet.
2016-10-14 03:51:28 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋