Dog’s broken paw vs dog’s sprained paw

Kitkit asked:

I think my Chinese pug broke her paw but it might be a sprain because it looks like she can put a little weight on it.It is swollen though and kinda just hangs there when she wobbles around.

Dog limping

She randomly jus started limping favoring her front right leg. when i squeeze her paw she doesnt mind it or when i press around her joints, but when i try to straighten it out she barks. I am hoping this is just a sprain, shes still happy wagging her tail being herself, jus on three legs.

He just hurt his leg and the vet said it was a sprain and gave him medicine, but now he’s acting all scared all the time.
What’s up?

I was twisting my wrist around my dogs leash to get a better grip. While my wrist was still twisted, my dog jrked it. It happend about 2 days ago, but it still hurts. I have an ace bandage on it now, but i dont know if im getting the right support. How can i make a splint with houshold items? Im almost possitave its not broken. But I do think that it might be a sprain.

GAguy asked:

my dog (about a year and a half) wont put any wieght on her front leg. this is the third time this has happened. both other times i figured it was just a sprain or something and both times she has returned to normal 2 or 3 days (each time has been seperated by several months). im i right to think this or is there something more going on here?

p.s. she is very active….running, jumping, ect.

Dog’s allergy

My dog had a sprain in his leg and the Vet gave me liquid Metacam (meloxicam) , it’s an anti-inflammatory. The first day I gave it to him, I noticed him licking his paws. Then I skipped a day. Then I gave it to him again and he was licking his back paws all day and night. I took him for the same amount of walks he normally gets but short ones as the Vet told me and he was fine. Then he started licking his back paws again. This time when he was licking them, I heard him cry a little so I took a closer look and this is what I saw:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3354/3446800574_b24dea5b15_o.jpg

It’s not bleeding. It just looks like it was inflamed and he was chewing.
Do you think it’s an allergic reaction to the anti-inflammatory? Or did something get in his paw. There is nothing there right now, I looked closely but this one paw is raw and pinkish. I will need to take him to the Vet tomorrow. And of course I’m not giving it to him anymore. For now.
Thanks for your help
I put an E-collar on him so he doesn’t chew it for now.

CHITOWNVIC asked:

could it be a sprain or could it be a broken bone. the thing is he still wants to go outside and fetch the stick. i take him outside but i dont throw the stick so he doesnt have to run. but he does run around and he doesnt give any sign of pain. when he runs he doesnt limp only when he walks
german shepard 11 months 85lbs