Arthritis?

[Miss BeRidgierent]

The last couple days Boss has been acting strange.... Lethargic or just moving slow and sometimes if I touch him on his behind he yelps.

Now I have been watching him very closely the past couple days noting down his actions, now he can still run, walk, jump, play all the usual stuff except when hes been sitting or laying down for a while and he gets up its like hes stiff and it hurts.... but when he gets warmed up hes fine.

The weather in Brisbane at the moment is cold and raining and hes only been like this since the rain has started..... could this be the cause of this?

Does it sound like arthritis? He's 3 this month.

[Everythings Shiny]

It could be... sounds young, but it's quite possible... if it gets any worse or goes on much longer, i'd be considering having it checked out. The vet could either give some pain meds or maybe take x-rays to check for arthritic change in the bones.

My 7 year old kelpie Paige has arthritis in her foreleg, I know that her's is caused because she broke her leg as a youngster when a farm gate fell on her :D

ETA she was 4ish when she started getting arthritis

Edited September 21, 2010 by Everythings Shiny

[Miss BeRidgierent]

It could be... sounds young, but it's quite possible... if it gets any worse or goes on much longer, i'd be considering having it checked out. The vet could either give some pain meds or maybe take x-rays to check for arthritic change in the bones.

My 7 year old kelpie Paige has arthritis in her foreleg, I know that her's is caused because she broke her leg as a youngster when a farm gate fell on her

ETA she was 4ish when she started getting arthritis

Ah ok thanks. I have told all my family members to get him to the vet if he gets any worse as I am about to leave for holidays ;) (great I'll be worried about him the whole time)

Edited September 21, 2010 by Miss BeRidgierent

[Everythings Shiny]

Maybe get one of them to take him in for you then.... at least then you'll know he's okay