Hi,
Our Basset is about 12 years old, never had any health issues before.
When a family member arrived at the house she went crazy and dashed out to see her. But then she tried to jump back into the house, it's almost like she twisted her leg.
She can walk, and she limps, she's not whining or barking, or in obvious pain, apart from shaking and ignoring treats. She even went outside and took a poo But it's almost like her left hind leg isn't quite responding and as she walks her hind leg kind of swings in toward her right hind leg and she drags her foot a bit. But because of that she has to kind of stop, roll over or shell topple.
It's quite strange, it happened all of a sudden, pretty much the moment she tried to mount the step back into the house.
The fact she's walking around would suggest she hasn't broken anything, although if you touch it she tends to yelp a bit. I suspect she's pulled a muslce, but I was just wondering if anyone has had this before.
As for advice, yes, if it's still the case, I'll be at the vet tomorrow if it's carrying on, but for the moment she doesn't seem to be in pain, or if she is, it's very slight and she's not letting it on, except for the fact she's not charging around breaking furniture!
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Not expecting a diagnosis, but anyone with similar story or ideas would be comforting!
Cheers
Our Basset is about 12 years old, never had any health issues before.
When a family member arrived at the house she went crazy and dashed out to see her. But then she tried to jump back into the house, it's almost like she twisted her leg.
She can walk, and she limps, she's not whining or barking, or in obvious pain, apart from shaking and ignoring treats. She even went outside and took a poo But it's almost like her left hind leg isn't quite responding and as she walks her hind leg kind of swings in toward her right hind leg and she drags her foot a bit. But because of that she has to kind of stop, roll over or shell topple.
It's quite strange, it happened all of a sudden, pretty much the moment she tried to mount the step back into the house.
The fact she's walking around would suggest she hasn't broken anything, although if you touch it she tends to yelp a bit. I suspect she's pulled a muslce, but I was just wondering if anyone has had this before.
As for advice, yes, if it's still the case, I'll be at the vet tomorrow if it's carrying on, but for the moment she doesn't seem to be in pain, or if she is, it's very slight and she's not letting it on, except for the fact she's not charging around breaking furniture!
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Not expecting a diagnosis, but anyone with similar story or ideas would be comforting!
Cheers