Question:My dog chi who is 5 got scared all of a sudden and wont walk when we pick her up she gets scared and slithers then just lays there and pants i think she caught her leg on the bed spread but idk what is wrong with her and we cant take her to a vet today cause we dont know if it is serious
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If a dog pants, it's because they are in pain. Is it one of her back legs?? If it is, I'm assuming she dislocated her kneecap with is VERY common in small breeds. The only cure is surgery to reattach the kneecap using pins. Very expensive ($800ish) but necessary or the damage will be permanent and they will never walk correctly again. Over the years, I've had 3 dogs with luxating patellas (two minpins and one chihuahua). They do fine after. If you try to bend her knee, do you feel her kneecap 'floating' out of place. I'm only suggesting this because mine have done it a lot just jumping off of furniture or wiping out while running around.
Good luck.
call the vet over the phone and ask him about it.
it sounds more serious then just catching her leg on a bed spread. if you dont want to take her in to the vet at least call them and tell them what is up they will tell you what it could be... gl
On a wild guess she's torn an cruciate (knee ligament). wishing will not make it better and, as to her opinion as to if its serious- panting is a pain symptom
surly if u dnt no wots wrong with ur dog n bt u no there is somethin wrong u should take her to the vet! i mean surely its better to b safe than sorry! think of ur dog first not the vet bill!
first of all u should think of Ur dog not the vet bill.Just take her to the vet serious or UN serious u should take Ur dog just to make sure if u think of the vet bill instead of Ur dog then u can not have any love to ur dog.it doesn't matter the money but the dog.if u think of the money u don't have any love
your VET will decide if its serious! get her there
she is in pain & suffering
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