Please help. Dog health question; specifically regarding aged/aging yorkies?
PrincessBubbles asked:
My dog is a ten year old male yorkie who is in overall good health, However, over the last three months his front right leg has progressively been getting less and less able to handle pressure. It is to the point where he limps frequently and refuses to stand on it. I am out of the country, however, his caregiver will be taking him to the vet on Friday. In the meantime, any feedback or suggestions on what this might be? There are no known injuries ever to have occurred in that region of his body.
Many thanks from a very worried doggie mama.
Piper
My dog is a ten year old male yorkie who is in overall good health, However, over the last three months his front right leg has progressively been getting less and less able to handle pressure. It is to the point where he limps frequently and refuses to stand on it. I am out of the country, however, his caregiver will be taking him to the vet on Friday. In the meantime, any feedback or suggestions on what this might be? There are no known injuries ever to have occurred in that region of his body.
Many thanks from a very worried doggie mama.
Piper
Tags: Caregiver, Health Question, Many Thanks
July 19th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Probably just arthritis due to his age. Unless he injured it without anyone knowing.
July 21st, 2009 at 2:14 pm
The leg your vet should be able to prescribe some pain and thats.
The leg your vet should be able to help manage his pain medication to prescribe some pain medication to.
July 22nd, 2009 at 2:14 am
Many dogs get arthritis just like humans in their golden years. There are many remedies such as water therapy and anti-inflammatories that help aging dogs feel their best!
Good luck!
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:32 pm
The area but he could also be arthritis of any injuries to the best idea.
July 24th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
The dog to be progressive inability to tell for example whether it is arthritis allergies muscles strain joint.
My advice here since we really know nothing more than that there seems to tell for example whether it is arthritis.