Results 1 to 5 of 5
  1. #1
    Puppy
    Join Date
    Mar 2017
    Location
    Alberta
    Posts
    1
    Thanked: 0

    Back leg seizes up

    My lab is 2 1/2 and his back leg has started seizing up. We thought he had injured it about a month ago and it seemed to heal but now this seizure issue is back and is happening more often. Wondering if this is a symptom of when they tear the ligament in their knee? Or is it something else?

  2. #2
    Senior Dog
    Join Date
    May 2014
    Location
    Central NJ
    Posts
    2,603
    Thanked: 2277
    Do you mean he’s having a muscle spasm in the leg or that it gets stiff? I don’t know if it can be a sign of a knee injury, but when my male injured a muscle in his groin (illiopsoas) he did have muscle spasms in the area for the first few weeks of the healing process. The muscles in the leg would suddenly become tight and rigid and it was clearly painful for him, but would resolve in minutes.

    If you mean that he is stiff when he gets up, that can be either sore muscles or degenerative changes in a joint, which could be from a knee injury.
    Annette

    Cookie (HIT HC Jamrah's Legally Blonde, UDX, OM2, BN) 6/4/2015
    Sassy (HIT Jamrah's Blonde Ambition, UDX, OM2, BN) 6/4/2015

    Chloe (HIT HC OTCH Windsong's Femme Fatale, UDX4, OM6, RE) 6/7/2009

    And remembering:

    Scully (HC Coventry's Truth Is Out There, UD, TD, RN) 4/14/1996 - 6/30/2011
    Mulder (Coventry's I Want To Believe, UD, RN, WC) 5/26/1999 - 4/22/2015

    And our foster Jolie (Windsong's Genuine Risk, CDX) 5/26/1999 - 3/16/2014

    Hidden Content

  3. #3
    Senior Dog TuMicks's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2015
    Location
    United States
    Posts
    2,366
    Thanked: 1096
    Does anyone know if dogs can get focal seizures?

    Sounds to me like a vet should be looking in to this.

    Edit: Yep. According to the internet they can have focal seizures.

  4. #4
    Senior Dog Abulafia's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    Pacific Northwest
    Posts
    1,111
    Thanked: 685
    I'd like more explanation in re "seizes up." At first it sounds like the dog is stiff or goes lame, but the second usage ("seizure") sounds ... like a seizure, not like lameness or injury.

    Kari, could you clarify? My dog just went through a CCL tear, surgery, and recovery (well, we're close to three months post op, so recovery continues, but she's doing wonderfully), so I am quite familiar w/ knee and leg issues right now.

    However, yes—no matter what is being described, you should consult a Vet.
    Hidden Content Hokule'a ("Hoku") / b. 06.08.15

  5. The Following User Says Thank You to Abulafia For This Useful Post:

    Annette47 (03-19-2017)

  6. #5
    Chief Pooper Scooper JenC's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2014
    Location
    Colorado
    Posts
    2,598
    Thanked: 2588
    With a back leg that seizes up, my first thought is patella. It can lock the knee and need to be "moved" to get loose again.

  7. The Following User Says Thank You to JenC For This Useful Post:

    Annette47 (03-20-2017)

 



Not a Member of the Labrador Retriever Chat Forums Yet?
Register for Free and Share Your Labrador Retriever Photos

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •