I let our little dog chico outside this morning with the big dogs because he had been looking outside and had seen people passing by, and of course heard the other dogs barking, he wanted to go out too. within a few minutes i heard him crying as if he was hurt. we immediately went to bring him in, and my daughter said she had seen one of the bigger dogs standing over him, she thought he may have stepped on chico. he stopped crying, but he is really favoring his left back leg. he’ll take a few steps and then lift it, so i know that it is bothering him. he seems able to bend the leg, and nothing appears to be in the pads of his foot, nothing looks swollen. what should i be looking for and what can i do for him til i’m able to call the vet tomorrow?

Dog’s sprained leg

So earlier, I went outside and came back in only to see my dog just sitting there in the corner. When he finally got up to walk his front paw was raised in the air and seemed hurt.. He wouldn’t walk on it at first, but now he’s running, jumping on the couch and going up and down the stairs, but there still seems to be pain there, and he still raises it in the air.. I made an appointment with the vet for the next available appt, but do you think I should wait, because it seems to get better as time goes by.. What’s your opinion?

He’s a 1yr old Bichon Frise.

Action Man asked:

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.

I was playing with my dog, and she was on her hind legs, then all of a sudden she started to wimper really badly and running away with her left hind leg clutched really tight.. i got a hold of her and then she calmed down, i put ice on it, but she still cant walk on it, is it sprained or broken?

How much would it be if i got an xray, or if it was broken or sprained. please help!!
shes a chihuahua, shes 7 pounds. she is holding it up, she isnt walking on it, when i move it she doesnt feel pain, she lies on her leg. is it broken or sprained?
she doesnt put it down, she just holds it up
I really want to take her to the vet, but my parents say shes ok. My mom is a nurse and she said we will observe her if she gets better then we wont take her, but if she isnt feeling better by mon we will take her she said.

Dog Lover asked:

Anyone please give me some ideas. I don’t think its broken becase he doesn’t cry out in pain when u touch it but he won’t put his full weight on it and when he tries he falls over. We called our vet she is not avaiable and can’t not reach her we tried another vet that has a 24hr number but that vet from what we’ve told him said it don’t sound broken just to make him comfortable as possible. SO im at loss. Any suggestions to help him ease the discomfort or help him out for the night till morning so we can get him to our vet in the morning.
We have been icing it he does seem to want to put it down a little bit but when he tries he falls over. He’s 15yrs old and Im just so scared he did something more. But like I said he don’t cry when u touch it. There is a little swelling it seems. But he allows the ice on it so just keep up with that and try heat too? There are no other local 24hr emergency vets close. So I know we’ll have to wait out the night and see what happens in the morning and we will be taking him in right away in the morning.
I thank everyone for your suggestions. I feel bad the way it is for playing with him and having this happen on top of how old he is makes me feel so guilty of playing with him tonight. I just hope its only a sprain, just seems like that only cause he will let me rub or touch it don’t cry or anything. could be outta joint i don’t know.?? Been dealing with some other issues with him and on top now he can’t walk so please no harsh words im just so scared i don’t wanna lose him on top of everything tonight.