ellieangel Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 Sometimes Rio will kick back one of his back legs almost like a twitch,could this be a sign of hip or knee problems or is it normal ? Does anyone elses dog do this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseatthebusstop Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 I have not noticed mine doing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Cassie Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 Is it almost like he is throwing one of his legs out wards...some what??? If he starts favoring that leg every once in awhile I would hazard to guess that is could perhaps be a partially torn cruciate ligament...its really hard to detect at times as the dog seems to walk normal then they walk funny by kicking out the leg and then if they have excercised they may favor that leg...perhaps even holding it up. I would go to the Vet just to have it checked...they can do a test called the "drawer test" by palpulating the leg and perhaps take x-rays....a partial tear can be very difficult to pick up on. I am going through this right now with one of my Newfoundlands... :roll: so now, every time I hear of a dog limping this is my first guess! :lol: he only has a partial tear, one of my bitches years ago had a fully torn cruciate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellieangel Posted November 1, 2003 Author Share Posted November 1, 2003 Thanks Cassie I have to take him for his vaccinations in the next few days so I will mention that thanks :wink: Any other ideas I will be really grateful :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Cassie Posted November 2, 2003 Share Posted November 2, 2003 Here is a page full of different topics you can review...all kinds of disorders on this page. :wink: [url]http://www.peteducation.com/category_summary.cfm?cls=2&cat=1569[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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