[ems1723]

So my 6 month old puppy has been limping on and off on his right front leg for about 5 weeks. We took him to the vet 4 weeks ago, they examined him, he showed no signs of pain, so they put him on rimadyl and said it was most likely a soft tissue injury.
He was on the rimadyl, and it definitely helped, but still every so often (no every day) he will be limping on that leg. He runs and plays ALL day long, never whimpers or lifts that leg, and no matter where i push/prod on that leg (or the left leg) he shows no sign of discomfort.
Has anyone else every dealt with this before? For reference, he is a 55 lb Rhodesian Ridgeback, so a large breed puppy. Doctor did check for obvious "genetic issues" but saw none.

 

[ems1723]

We were told to rest him for a week but did 10 days to give him a little extra. I never thought of the possibility of Lyme, he also gets the flea & tick guard, but we have tons of ticks in our area. I will have to give him a good look over.
Doctor did not do X-rays as he could not find a pain trigger point and the puppy wasn't limping the day he went in. He did check for Pano by pushing along the long bone and he said a few other common genetic issues, but I don't know about OCD.

Erica