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cwinkler340 · 03-22-2013, 12:51 AM

Over the past 3 weeks or so every once in a while after shadow gets up from lying down he limps keeping weight off his right rear leg, some times letting it hold a little weight some times none at all. I just saw for the first time tonight that he came in and was favoring it again (unusual because its unlikely he was lying down).

Could this be because of the cold weather (20-35 f)? Any other possibility? I have checked his pad and it seems to be in fine condition, there is a healed 4cm gash from running in the summer.

How worried should I be?
I plan on taking him into the vet here soon, but would like to be prepared , also should I consider insurance before he's possibly diagnosed with HD, will a diagnosis hurt my chances?

THANK YOU EVERYONE!

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03-22-2013, 12:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
cwinkler340 New Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 17	My 2 yr old is starting to limp? What does that mean! Over the past 3 weeks or so every once in a while after shadow gets up from lying down he limps keeping weight off his right rear leg, some times letting it hold a little weight some times none at all. I just saw for the first time tonight that he came in and was favoring it again (unusual because its unlikely he was lying down). Could this be because of the cold weather (20-35 f)? Any other possibility? I have checked his pad and it seems to be in fine condition, there is a healed 4cm gash from running in the summer. How worried should I be? I plan on taking him into the vet here soon, but would like to be prepared , also should I consider insurance before he's possibly diagnosed with HD, will a diagnosis hurt my chances? THANK YOU EVERYONE! color=gray]Sent from Petguide.com Free App[/color]