Sore Paw

[Tara and Sam]

wanting some advice Please , on what "might" be as vets closed

my male dog . is limping on his front right leg

he even had a wobble when he lifted his back leg for a wee

he was lifting his front paw off the ground as though couldnt stand on his foot

I have checked his paw out , ( with a torch and magnifying glass )

I cant see any bite , prickle or grass seed , no puncture marks

in between his pad does seem quiet red

he has been licking it alot today , even though have tried to stop him

I am wondering if it might be some type of fungal problem , as we had some warm humid weather last few days

( similar to tinea on a human ) that can sometimes be itchy , hence his licking of it

or could he maybe have pulled a muslce , although I wouldnt have thought he would be licking if the muscle was hurting ?

I have been bathing his paw in warm boiled salt water for tonight

if no better by Monday he off to the vets

thanks

[chuckie500]

i have similar thing going on with one of mine tonite. just sometime this afternoon, he started to limp and doesn't want to use his front left foot/paw. he was outside for about half an hour. maybe he slipped? the paw seems fine and he has no tenderness on the paw or foot when i feel around it.

so what happenned to yours?

[Tara and Sam]

hi chuckie

still not sure what exactly is was

the vet thought it might have been a bite ,

but had no other symptoms for a spider bite

we have a new vet in the practise now , and she rang for a follow up of how he was doing , and I asked her about should he have had any other symptoms with a spider bite , and she said not always , but she does think it was more of a graze

It looked like when you slice the top of your finger , and it goes weepy and red , moist etc , , but I kept bathing it with boiled warm salty water and some tabs she gave us , and it has all healed up now

so it still a mystery as to what it actually was

the first day he limped I couldnt see any problem, but the 2nd day , with the help of a magnifying glass I could see the wound

I did also have a thread in General about spider bite or not ?

and got some very interesting and good responses

http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=122112