A piece of ice fell off my roof the other day and happened to catch my ten year old golden retriever in the hip/leg. He has been dragging his legs and will not stand up without me lifting up his rear end first. And even then, he only saunters for a max of five feet. With it being directly after the holidays, what is the best thing I can do for him until I have the money to take him into the vet after the new year?
A piece of ice fell off my roof the other day and happened to catch my ten year old golden retriever in the hip/leg. He has been dragging his legs and will not stand up without me lifting up his rear end first. And even then, he only saunters for a max of five feet.

Answer: To answer the seven responses that are, “Take him to the vet”. For one, it’s after business hours right now; I also live one hour from the vet so that’s really a moot point. For two, he’s ten years friggin’ old. That’s seventy in dog years! I am positive he did NOT break his hip, he is NOT in any serious danger of losing his mobility. If he did have a serious break of his hip or foot, he wouldn’t be walking on it at all; even if propped or prodded into it. If anyone of you took a fraction of the time to read through the question as you did preparing your responses, I may have not wasted my time.

One Comment on What is a home remedy for a dog’s sprained or bruised foot or leg?

veronica on Tue, 27th Apr 2010 11:30 am


we found a puppy that looked like he had a sprained ankle we brought him into our home to help try to help him out of the cold. he walks on it but will also hold it up most of the time not sure what to do and we have no money for the vet

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