So the front leg injury we’d been dealing with has cleared up - back to full activity, no signs of limping in the last couple weeks. Was mostly gone prior to that but we had one or two flare-ups after wrestling with her sister on the hardwood floor (guessing because it was slippery - running and playing outside wasn’t a problem, nor was playing on carpet).
Last night, I don’t know what she did - they were outside at the time, but she came in limping on a rear leg this time. Seemed if anything to get worse through the evening. At one point, she was whimpering, and couldn’t seem to get comfortable, wasn’t putting much weight on it, etc. I was of course thinking cruciate and planning on calling the vet in the morning. We gave her a half-dose of Rimadyl and had her sleep in a crate overnight (so she wouldn’t try to jump on/off my daughter’s bed where she usually sleeps).
This morning it is like nothing ever happened. I doubt it’s the Rimadyl, it was a low dose and has almost certainly worn off by now. No longer thinking cruciate, but wondering what exactly she could have done to cause SO much pain that is gone in 12 hours. Still making her rest today though.
I swear this puppy will give me gray hairs. We’ve had almost 20 years experience with Labs, and I have NEVER had a pup who had so little concern for her own body. She just flings herself around willy-nilly with zero sense of self-preservation. I mean, Labs aren’t the most careful bunch but she takes it to a whole new level. Sigh ....