Mystery Sound Coming From Puck

[Kirislin]

I've noticed the last couple of weeks when Puck walks on carpet there's a funny clicky noise coming from one of his legs or feet. I think it 's the back right but I am still not sure. It sounds like it might be a hock joint. The strange thing is it disappears when he walks on the lino. I've inspected his feet and nails to emlinate them, no sticky stuff on his paws that might grab the carpet, no grabby frayed nails ...... I am bamboozled by this, he'll be walking on the carpet and it's going click click click but when he goes onto the lino, without changing pace, it magically disappears. What could it be DOL detectives? It's driving me

[Faolmor]

Maybe the softer carpet is allowing the hock joint to roll a bit when he's walking, but the lino doesn't?

[W Sibs]

could it be something with his joints?

Charlie sometimes clicks when he walks too, mostly on carpet too.

[poodlefan]

Ligament moving maybe?

What happens when you manipulate the leg? There'd be less "give" on carpet.

[Kirislin]

I've tried to look and feel and move his legs, he shows no concern or discomfort, it's got me stumped.

A ligament is what I am imagining it might be PF but I just cant work out where or why.

Edited April 9, 2010 by Kirislin

[poodlefan]

I've tried to look and feel and move his legs, he shows no concern or discomfort, it's got me stumped.

A ligament is what I am imagining it might be PF but I just cant work out where or why.

Below the hock would be my guess. Try holding his foot steady and manipulating the hock.

Edited April 9, 2010 by poodlefan

[Kirislin]

I've tried to look and feel and move his legs, he shows no concern or discomfort, it's got me stumped.

A ligament is what I am imagining it might be PF but I just cant work out where or why.

Below the hock would be my guess. Try holding his foot steady and manipulating the hock.

OK Dr PF, I will give it a try and report back. Not just yet though, he's sunbaking outside.

[poodlefan]

I've tried to look and feel and move his legs, he shows no concern or discomfort, it's got me stumped.

A ligament is what I am imagining it might be PF but I just cant work out where or why.

Below the hock would be my guess. Try holding his foot steady and manipulating the hock.

OK Dr PF, I will give it a try and report back. Not just yet though, he's sunbaking outside.

Maybe he needs oiling!

[Kirislin]

I might have found something in his wrist on his gammy leg. I could feel some movement and hear a faint clicking on that one but he didn't seem concerned about it, and I still dont understand why I can hear it on carpet but not on lino, I wouldn't have thought the tiny bit of give on the carpet would make such a difference.

Edited April 9, 2010 by Kirislin

[poodlefan]

I might have found something in his wrist on his gammy let. I could fell some movement and hear a faint clicking on that one but he didn't seem concerned about it, and I still dont understand why I can hear it on carpet but not on lino, I wouldn't have thought the tiny bit of give on the carpet would make such a difference.

Carpet makes their feet move differently.. more "grab". I really notice it in Howard.

[Quickasyoucan]

I have a "clicker" here who consistently failed to produce clicks every time I asked the vet about it until the very last time we saw the orthopaedic surgeon for a possible cruciate problem and he finally "performed".

Surgeon had a good look at it and said yep clicky hocks not clinically significant. Guess it is just like some people with clicky knees.

though to be fair my dog has clicked since a young age maybe get it checked out if it has just started happening?