Hi all

Rhum (my Vizsla, for those who remember me from last year) is now 17 months old and just brilliant....anyway, he was running at high speed (like they do) last Thursday and managed, somehow, to cut his pad on a small rock jutting out from the edge of our pond! He cut his nearside hind leg pad - not much blood and the cut was about less than an inch long. He held his leg up - I thought he'd damaged his leg badly he held it so high - and continued to do until Tuesday. He will now run and walk soundly on it, but appears to also hold it up quite a bit as if its a habit. He can be trotting along happily on all four, then "lift his leg to do the boy thing" and its like he forgets to put it down again and continues to hop along on all fours, sometimes for quite a while! What do you think - is this a habit now and if so, how do I stop it or do I just ignore him and hope he sees sense soon!

Shirley

No I don't think it is a habit, think it still hurts sometimes, but it will heal and the limp will stop. JH

Hi Shirley

Glad you're back. Also pleased to hear that Rhum is much better. TH too is now (touch wood) limp free.

9th

Hi, thought I would reply as last year one of my spaniels ruptured his cruciate ligaments (both back legs at different times) and one of his symptoms was that he held his back leg up, usually while eating and just standing - he ran around on it no problem although he had a funny bunny hop style run. Thought I would mention it as the cut pad may just be nothing to do with him holding the leg up. Just a thought - hope I havent worried you unnecessarily.

Yes your right, I took the posting at face value but he may well have done further damage either at the time of at some other. Perhaps to be sure what is going on a vist to the vets. If there is a problem at the joint it is not difficult to find and if nothing else it will put your mind at rest. Jackie H

Dogs with Cruciate ligament ruptures tend to stand with the affected leg touching the ground, usually the backs of the toes resting.......you can feel for a torn CL yourself its easily diagnosed.

Thanks guys - typical bloke - he's fine now!!! Worry over nothing!