Help please

smacktonian · 11-14-2009, 05:24 PM

I have a 17 year old Siberian husky. Just in the past 2 weeks he lifts his foot up and doesn't walk on it. He hobbles around. He doesn't yelp or get aggravated when i grab it or rub it. He is on a chain so he hasn't ran around and broke it. Has anyone had this happen to them?

Binkalette · 11-14-2009, 05:51 PM

If he won't walk on it, it obviously hurts. Take him to the vet asap to have it looked at. If it is broken, leaving it alone may result in the bones setting incorrectly, and he may never be able to walk normally again. Get him to the vet.

Kay Weber · 11-15-2009, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by smacktonian

I have a 17 year old Siberian husky. Just in the past 2 weeks he lifts his foot up and doesn't walk on it. He hobbles around. He doesn't yelp or get aggravated when i grab it or rub it. He is on a chain so he hasn't ran around and broke it. Has anyone had this happen to them?

17 years old - He's an old guy! He might have gotten that chain wrapped around his foot or just stepped on it wrong or...

Better have a vet check it out to be safe.