2014年11月3日星期一

5 Veterinary Recommendations for a Limping Dog

5 Veterinary Recommendations for a Limping Dog

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Emergency animal hospitals in Mississauga provide one of thebest veterinary care services in the entire country. In Mississauga alone, more than 20 pets visit a local Mississauga animal hospital every week for a regular check-up or for a surgical procedure. Moroever, the number of pets in Mississauga has registered a rise of 10% in the past  4 years alone. Dogs remain one of the most common visitors of these clinics. Although dog owners visit such clinics due to a wide array of problems and limping is one of them.


How Limping Affects Dog's Daily Life
A dog can start limping at almost any stage of its life depending upon the cause. While some causes can be attributed to age and injury, some of them are purely related to health disorders and demand professional treatment. To help you decide whether you should go to an emergency animal hospital in Mississauga or not, following are some recommendations that can help you judge the condition of your dog in a better way:
1. If your dog happens to suddenly lift its one leg up, this could be simply because of irritation, due to inflammation between the nails or maybe just because of a broken nail. Examine your dog's toenails with care so as to find out any signs of redness or swelling. In such a situation, monitor your pet for at least twenty four hours and then in case the limp worsens, see a vet immediately.

2. Try to feel the legs of your dog carefully to identify the painful spots which might be causing your dog to limp. Observe your dog's joints so as to distinguish whether anyone one of them is more painful in comparison to the remaining joints or not. However, in some situations this might not work as your dog might be unable to differentiate the pain present in either of the joints.

3. Joint pains generally mean that your dog is suffering from a sprain or a partial muscle tear. If the dog happens to walk with their tender leg, make it rest for at least 24 to 48 hours in order to see any change in your dog's limping situation. Make sure your pet does not participate in too much physical activity as this can further make the situation worse. Rest, however, can do a lot of good.


4. A leg that is extremely painful and even turned towards the wrong direction is possibly a broken leg or joint. In such a situation, visit a Scarborough animal hospital immediately without further ado. Such a scenario demands expert attention which the dog must receive as soon as possible. A broken leg or joint is generally an outcome of an accident with which your dog might have met.

5. The presence of joint diseases in senior pets causes sporadic lameness in them. In case your dog is young and healthy, the reason for its joint disease must be a strained muscular fibre somewhere near the dog's legs and back. Rest can help considerably making the pet feel comfortable again. A vet might also prescribe certain anti-inflammatory medication so as to lower the pain.

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