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Post by teemu on Aug 26, 2022 22:22:27 GMT
I noticed that Posso has been moving with a slight limp for a couple of weeks now. It does not seem to actually slow her down, and she stands on her hind legs and jumps and climbs just fine. Just that when she runs on the floor or otherwise wants to go fast, she starts to lift the leg up, essentially going three-legged or at least greatly favoring the other foot. Doesn't seem like there's any pain, you wouldn't even know that she's having some issues with a leg if you didn't watch very carefully.
She must have sprained it in a back landing or something. I noticed it initially last week, or possibly even the week before, but paid it no mind since these things happen and it's usually not an issue. But it's lasted much longer than normal, so I'm wondering whether I should do something about it. She's very active, so it might be that she's not letting it heal well. But on the other hand, if I start reducing their cage area and activity possibilities, Pulla will probably get pretty grumpy about it, since she'd be bugging him constantly...
I'm pretty sure that it's better than it was the last time I saw it. Less pronounced, she's using the leg at least somewhat when moving, whereas the last time she was much more careful about it. Maybe I should just let it be for now and only start getting worried if it starts to get worse?
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Post by savvy on Aug 26, 2022 22:28:58 GMT
A sprain can take a few weeks to heal. Can you put a snugglesafe in?
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Post by s on Sept 3, 2022 11:09:30 GMT
My fluffy son is into ambitious jumping and has had a limp on his back leg twice respectively. Both times it went away in about a week. We took out the wheel and attempted measures to make him climb/jump less to help him get better but that's it. I hope Posso gets well soon.
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