what to do for a limp???

• 02-18-2009 3:52 PM

  poodlemom Joined on 08-01-2006 Posts 93 Points 5

  what to do for a limp??? Reply Contact lilee, my tiny 3.5 lb poodle, is limping.  she is 13 y.o.  i felt around her elbow on her front leg and it feels a little swollen.  i'm not sure how she did this.  i have a little (very little) metacam leftover from ginger's (a recently placed foster; she weighed 8 lbs) surgery.  i also have deramaxx and tramadol from toffee; he weighed 18 lbs.  should i give her anything?  and is there anything else i should do before i bring her in to the vet?  he is on vacation, so i would have to bring her in to see the covering vet.  she really doesn't seem to be in any pain and seems fine except for the limp and lifting her leg on occasion.  her appetite is fine. lilee is the one on the right in the picture.

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• 02-18-2009 4:31 PM

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  calliecritturs Joined on 09-10-2007 Central Florida Posts 10,864 Points 3,330	Re: what to do for a limp??? Reply Contact Deramaxx is super hard on the liver -- I wouldn't give a strong nsaid like that without the vet looking at it.  You *could* make some chammomile tea and add it (with the wet herbs) to her supper -- it's not a strong nsaid but it will give some relief and it won't hurt the stomach or liver until you can see the vet.
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