Denton
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- Mar 7, 2013
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- Bulldog(s) Names
- Mattie
Starting yesterday, Mattie seems to be in pain when trying to climb or jump, but I can't figure out what could be wrong (going to the vet tomorrow!)
Prior to yesterday, she loved to run up stairs, jump on the couch and jump on her hind legs to slobber all over me when I got home from work. As of yesterday though, she's totally different. She can't run up steps -she goes up one step at a time. Front paws first then back paws second. Then she moves to the next step. Again, she used to do this at a full sprint to the top. When trying to get on the couch she puts her front paws up and pulls herself up now instead of the leap she's been doing for nearly a year (since I had her).
The worst of it though is when I got home today. She usually jumps up to say hello when I get in. Today she ran to me, looked like she was about to make the attempt but thought better of it. Instead she went into a full 'sit' position. She normally does this when she knows she did something wrong or she really wants something. (Her demonstration of being 'good' I guess.) She tried again to jump up, but gave up again without making the attempt. This scares me.
She looks fine when walking, and I very gently tugged on each leg a bit and got no unusual responses. Though later, when she tried to jump on the couch the gave a low-pitched yelp when trying to jump up and then climbed up instead.
Again, I'm going to the vet first thing tomorrow morning, but if anybody has any advice or ideas of what I could expect, please let me know.
Notes:
Mattie turned 4 in September. She has no history of hip or joint problems, but she is a bulldog. She's a big girl -- about 60 pounds.
Prior to yesterday, she loved to run up stairs, jump on the couch and jump on her hind legs to slobber all over me when I got home from work. As of yesterday though, she's totally different. She can't run up steps -she goes up one step at a time. Front paws first then back paws second. Then she moves to the next step. Again, she used to do this at a full sprint to the top. When trying to get on the couch she puts her front paws up and pulls herself up now instead of the leap she's been doing for nearly a year (since I had her).
The worst of it though is when I got home today. She usually jumps up to say hello when I get in. Today she ran to me, looked like she was about to make the attempt but thought better of it. Instead she went into a full 'sit' position. She normally does this when she knows she did something wrong or she really wants something. (Her demonstration of being 'good' I guess.) She tried again to jump up, but gave up again without making the attempt. This scares me.
She looks fine when walking, and I very gently tugged on each leg a bit and got no unusual responses. Though later, when she tried to jump on the couch the gave a low-pitched yelp when trying to jump up and then climbed up instead.
Again, I'm going to the vet first thing tomorrow morning, but if anybody has any advice or ideas of what I could expect, please let me know.
Notes:
Mattie turned 4 in September. She has no history of hip or joint problems, but she is a bulldog. She's a big girl -- about 60 pounds.
