Madison is 6 months old... We live in downtown Chicago, and obviously the weather has really cooled down here. We've been single digits the last few days, and today was a warmup to 25ish but pretty damp. There's snow and salt on the ground, and we have to walk on the sidewalk to get to a snowy area to play.
When it was single digits, and again today, Madison was carrying her back left leg. I've seen dogs do this before when they're cold, my pug tends to carry a leg, and often he'll alternate them, but she always tends to do the back left.
I was previously worried about her hips, and she does walk with some puppy swagger, but we had radiographs done on Tuesday, and the vet was confident they look good. I've been really nervous the last few weeks about them, and even I must say that her hips looked really good with a wide coverage, so i don't think it's that. The vet did say her knees and toes sometimes crack (which we've noticed occasionally) but it didn't seem to be a concern.
Anyhow, would you think it's just the shock of the ice-cold concrete on her paws that's causing her to carry this back one? Within 5 seconds of coming inside she's back to normal, and even after it's up off the concrete for 20 or so seconds she'll sometimes hesitantly put it back down, although she walks pretty gingerly on it, limping a little even (which has me the most concerned). Within seconds of being inside she's pretty much normal again.
Over-concerned?:bowl:
When it was single digits, and again today, Madison was carrying her back left leg. I've seen dogs do this before when they're cold, my pug tends to carry a leg, and often he'll alternate them, but she always tends to do the back left.
I was previously worried about her hips, and she does walk with some puppy swagger, but we had radiographs done on Tuesday, and the vet was confident they look good. I've been really nervous the last few weeks about them, and even I must say that her hips looked really good with a wide coverage, so i don't think it's that. The vet did say her knees and toes sometimes crack (which we've noticed occasionally) but it didn't seem to be a concern.
Anyhow, would you think it's just the shock of the ice-cold concrete on her paws that's causing her to carry this back one? Within 5 seconds of coming inside she's back to normal, and even after it's up off the concrete for 20 or so seconds she'll sometimes hesitantly put it back down, although she walks pretty gingerly on it, limping a little even (which has me the most concerned). Within seconds of being inside she's pretty much normal again.
Over-concerned?:bowl: