I wanted your thoughts, my Lola limps in her left rear leg but if it were ligament or knee(acl) issues would the limping go away? Since her limping is only after excessive play... not just typical bulldog zoomies I think its muscle.. If she tore some ligaments the limping most likely wouldnt go away all together would it?

Also as you recommended some time ago I lowered my bed to the floor and its about 14-16 inches off the floor. Lola barely has to jump up to get on the bed.. Should I try some steps to further reduce the impact to her.. The bed is really low and she may not even bother with the steps.

I wanted your thoughts, my Lola limps in her left rear leg but if it were ligament or knee(acl) issues would the limping go away? Since her limping is only after excessive play... not just typical bulldog zoomies I think its muscle.. If she tore some ligaments the limping most likely wouldnt go away all together would it?

Also as you recommended some time ago I lowered my bed to the floor and its about 14-16 inches off the floor. Lola barely has to jump up to get on the bed.. Should I try some steps to further reduce the impact to her.. The bed is really low and she may not even bother with the steps.

and let him really heal up. Is he on adult food now? If not, he should be, that can sometimes cause growing pains. Our boy Oscar limped off and on for months as a puppy, the vet did a skyline xray to see what was going on, which was nothing. He finally grew out of it with rest.

Kathy, Ollie and Chester

and let him really heal up. Is he on adult food now? If not, he should be, that can sometimes cause growing pains. Our boy Oscar limped off and on for months as a puppy, the vet did a skyline xray to see what was going on, which was nothing. He finally grew out of it with rest.

Kathy, Ollie and Chester

Thank u for your info, you always seem to answer my questions and calm my fears a bit.


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only bone or joints do, and then even with joint pix its not always easy to see if there's a notable problem altho sometimes some light shadowing indicates some arthritis in a joint. Presuming that Dozer is a young dog (under 5yrs) its probably muscular since you said he recovers with a couple days of rest/low activity so I'd say just be sure that he has those days of rest/recovery and when that doesn't happen and he continues to limp or act sore by the following weekend I'd have an evaluation done. Limping on the rear end is more commonly seen with ligament damage or kneecaps out of place/slipping but front end limping can be Pano. You may want to do a bit of reading about Pano = an inflammation of the large bones of a young dog. I'm not sure of the treatment for Panostitis but I believe it is just 'rest' along with reduced exercise.

only bone or joints do, and then even with joint pix its not always easy to see if there's a notable problem altho sometimes some light shadowing indicates some arthritis in a joint. Presuming that Dozer is a young dog (under 5yrs) its probably muscular since you said he recovers with a couple days of rest/low activity so I'd say just be sure that he has those days of rest/recovery and when that doesn't happen and he continues to limp or act sore by the following weekend I'd have an evaluation done. Limping on the rear end is more commonly seen with ligament damage or kneecaps out of place/slipping but front end limping can be Pano. You may want to do a bit of reading about Pano = an inflammation of the large bones of a young dog. I'm not sure of the treatment for Panostitis but I believe it is just 'rest' along with reduced exercise.