Golden Retriver Limps bad

[erickj92]

My golden retriver has always limped bad because of her bad hips in the back but now she is limping horible in her front legs and we have no idea why... is there any ideas what could be causeing it and any ways to fix it? Help would be apriciated.. Thanks in advace.

Edit: Thanks everyone, i guess i will have to take her to the vet....

 

[huberm]

take her to the vet ASAP! Goldens commonly have joint problems, or it might be cancer or something bad.


<--------- best friend is a Golden

 

[2canSAM]

Originally posted by: huberm
take her to the vet ASAP! Goldens commonly have joint problems, or it might be cancer or something bad.


<--------- best friend is a Golden

Agreed with the common joint problems, we just had to put our 4 year old Golden down 2 weeks ago for severe bilateral hip displacia. Both hips had come from their sockets and looking at the xrays she didn't have the bone structure to support replacement, was also a extremely poor candidate for hip replacement. One of the best dogs I ever owned.

 

[leftyman]

why would you even ask this question here. You do have a vet dont you?

 

[Izzo]

If it just started, check to see if there is anything stuck between her paw pads. My dog was limping pretty bad due to a small piece of a stick getting matted in between her paw pads. Once we removed that, problem solved.

If you don't find anything, you should probably go to a vet.

 

[deerslayer]

I would probably go ahead and take the dog to the vet. They usually know quite a bit about these kinds of situations.

 

[shadow9d9]

Originally posted by: erickj92
My golden retriver has always limped bad because of her bad hips in the back but now she is limping horible in her front legs and we have no idea why... is there any ideas what could be causeing it and any ways to fix it? Help would be apriciated.. Thanks in advace.

You don't ask medical advice on forums.. you ask doctors.

 

[Kelemvor]

Definitely go to the vet. We had ours on some Glucosamine tablets for a while. Just the stuff you can buy at WalGreens or whatever. Glucosomine Condroitin or something. Also we give our dog Bufferin any time we go for a really long walk since it's coated in such a way to digest later in the system or something. Was recommended by our vet.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: erickj92
My golden retriver has always limped bad because of her bad hips in the back but now she is limping horible in her front legs and we have no idea why... is there any ideas what could be causeing it and any ways to fix it? Help would be apriciated.. Thanks in advace.

This thread may help..... http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=38&threadid=1986010




EDIT: or it may not.

 

[erickj92]

Well you know i would love to take her to the vet but if it is something simple like a stick or a thorn, why bother.. and its not her hips, its her front leg.. But i guess now i better take her to the vet cuz its not getting better, thanks everyone

 

[Atheus]

How old is she? We have a retriever, 11 years old now, and he's started limping on his front right. It's not a thorn or a stone I checked.

They apparently have problems with their back legs, and he does have trouble with stairs and such now because of that, but I never heard about problems in the front legs...

 

[erickj92]

she is about 8 years old, with bad hip problems but this problem im having now is in the front... and it started about 1 or 2 months ago and it has been getting worse..

 

[leftyman]

Originally posted by: erickj92
she is about 8 years old, with bad hip problems but this problem im having now is in the front... and it started about 1 or 2 months ago and it has been getting worse..

seeing as you have already waited 1 or 2 months, perhaps making an appointment as soon as possible would be good.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: shadow9d9

Originally posted by: erickj92
My golden retriver has always limped bad because of her bad hips in the back but now she is limping horible in her front legs and we have no idea why... is there any ideas what could be causeing it and any ways to fix it? Help would be apriciated.. Thanks in advace.

You don't ask medical advice on forums.. you ask doctors.

This isn't a human being we are talking about. It's a stinking sub-human animal that does not carry the same legalities.

 

[k1pp3r]

Originally posted by: 2canSAM

Originally posted by: huberm
take her to the vet ASAP! Goldens commonly have joint problems, or it might be cancer or something bad.


<--------- best friend is a Golden

Agreed with the common joint problems, we just had to put our 4 year old Golden down 2 weeks ago for severe bilateral hip displacia. Both hips had come from their sockets and looking at the xrays she didn't have the bone structure to support replacement, was also a extremely poor candidate for hip replacement. One of the best dogs I ever owned.

My golden is the best dog i have ever owned as well, he is going on 12 years now, luckly no hip problems (really grateful for that). My golden has been a huge part of my life, its making me sad just thinking about your story.