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I've posted on here before and you guys were great. I'm now in more distress with the same dog. If you guys could help I would greatly appreciate it. I'm so worried about her. Here's the situation:
I have a pitbull that I picked up off the road about two years ago. She's a very energetic dog that follows me everywhere I go (literally). I noticed about three or four days ago that she was crying every once in a while; mostly when she moved. It wasn't too loud, but it was noticeable. I decided to keep an eye on her to see if it was anything major (because there were no other signs of distress) or if it was just a pulled muscle or something of the sort. Yesterday afternoon, I went to take her outside and as she stood up on the couch she let out a rather loud yelp. I moved her over to another couch and began examining her body. I applied pressure to many different areas to see if I could locate what was causing her pain but I was unsuccessful. I've noticed she's lying down more than she used to. She's not lethargic, but she's definitely not all that interested in moving either. I'd say it's because she's afraid to move. She shakes (as if she's really nervous or cold) from time to time (usually right after she yelps or we start paying a lot of attention to her). Aside from that though, there are no other major signs that she's in distress. Her gums are fine, she's still eating, she hasn't vomited, she's still using the restroom like normal (no diarrhea), she isn't hot or cold, not a thing.
I'm clueless. I might ultimately have to take her to the vet, but I'd prefer to avoid being stuck with expensive tests to find what's wrong (I can't afford it, I'm a broke college student). Does anyone have any ideas as to what it could be? Any idea on what I might be able to do to see if I can locate the source of pain? At least that way if I do end up taking her in I can have it narrowed down enough to where I might be able to go on a payment plan that isn't too outrageous.
Please please pleeeeeeeeease help. I have no idea what to do for my poor baby.
I have a pitbull that I picked up off the road about two years ago. She's a very energetic dog that follows me everywhere I go (literally). I noticed about three or four days ago that she was crying every once in a while; mostly when she moved. It wasn't too loud, but it was noticeable. I decided to keep an eye on her to see if it was anything major (because there were no other signs of distress) or if it was just a pulled muscle or something of the sort. Yesterday afternoon, I went to take her outside and as she stood up on the couch she let out a rather loud yelp. I moved her over to another couch and began examining her body. I applied pressure to many different areas to see if I could locate what was causing her pain but I was unsuccessful. I've noticed she's lying down more than she used to. She's not lethargic, but she's definitely not all that interested in moving either. I'd say it's because she's afraid to move. She shakes (as if she's really nervous or cold) from time to time (usually right after she yelps or we start paying a lot of attention to her). Aside from that though, there are no other major signs that she's in distress. Her gums are fine, she's still eating, she hasn't vomited, she's still using the restroom like normal (no diarrhea), she isn't hot or cold, not a thing.
I'm clueless. I might ultimately have to take her to the vet, but I'd prefer to avoid being stuck with expensive tests to find what's wrong (I can't afford it, I'm a broke college student). Does anyone have any ideas as to what it could be? Any idea on what I might be able to do to see if I can locate the source of pain? At least that way if I do end up taking her in I can have it narrowed down enough to where I might be able to go on a payment plan that isn't too outrageous.
Please please pleeeeeeeeease help. I have no idea what to do for my poor baby.