This is about my male Australian Shepherd, Bandit. He is 8.5 years old and intact.
When he got up this morning, he is walking a little hunch backed. He was able to go potty fine, but won't jump up. Very unusual for Bandit, he is extremely active and jumps up on anything and everything. He is not making a sound, but I can tell he is sore. He also looks a little stiff in the rear, not extending his rear legs as far as they should when he is walking. When he stands or walks I can see the hunch back and he prefers to sit.
I am wondering if he ruptured something? I felt his abdominal area, scrotum, everything, and can't find any unusual bumps.
He sleeps in a crate at night, and was fine when he went to bed last night. When I let him out, he just walked out of the crate very slow.
Any ideas? I will be getting him to the vet today.
When he got up this morning, he is walking a little hunch backed. He was able to go potty fine, but won't jump up. Very unusual for Bandit, he is extremely active and jumps up on anything and everything. He is not making a sound, but I can tell he is sore. He also looks a little stiff in the rear, not extending his rear legs as far as they should when he is walking. When he stands or walks I can see the hunch back and he prefers to sit.
I am wondering if he ruptured something? I felt his abdominal area, scrotum, everything, and can't find any unusual bumps.
He sleeps in a crate at night, and was fine when he went to bed last night. When I let him out, he just walked out of the crate very slow.
Any ideas? I will be getting him to the vet today.