My dog has sudden muscle swelling and pain. Can I wait to see the vet?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | spayed | 13 years and 6 months old | 27 lbs
Daisy-13 years.27 lb terrier mix Suddenly today muscle swelling, soreness, stationary. Eating but little, still drinking. Chest muscles swollen & sore to touch, noticed a slight heat, limping slightly. Less than 24 hrs symptoms. Yelping at sudden movements. Wont lift head completely but still moving around. Can i wait til tomorrow to take her in?
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Published on November 12th, 2017
What you are describing is not specific to any one condition, but is concerning. It may be worthwhile to take her to the vet sooner rather than later. Swelling like this for an unknown reason can indicate a systemic infection, poisoning, or autoimmune (self-attacking) disease. Something that comes on this suddenly and causes a dog to be in this much pain can quickly get worse, so it's best to get the problem diagnosed and treated as soon as possible. I hope that helps and Daisy gets better soon.
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Published on November 12th, 2017
Hi. It sounds like daisy is in pain from something. I would recommend with this amount of pain and swelling, I would recommend getting her to the ER. It is hard in this situation to know what the cause it. It could be an injury, a muscular inflammatory condition, and infectious process, and many other possibilities. Good luck.
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