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My dogs fought and limped, but now seem fine. Should I call a vet?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | American Staffordshire Terrier | Female | unspayed

Hi my two dogs there sister had a fight last Friday and they were both limping, one of them would even touch the ground, this week they both stopped limping there running and back to normal just wanted some advice

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on July 30th, 2017

Probably they got injured and now they are back to normal. If the signs are not coming back and resolved completely (and there no other signs whatsoever), I would consider it a minor injury and would not be bother about it. Otherwise a vet check up is required. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

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    Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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    Published on

    It sounds like Era and Diamond may have been injured in their fight, leading to the limping. While it's good that they are back to normal, I would have them checked out by a vet to be safe. You can also discuss spaying them with the vet if they aren't already spayed. Two unspayed females in the home can have aggression issues as you are seeing over things like territory, even if they are sisters. Spaying them both would reduce this aggression. I hope this helps :-)

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