My dog fell and is limping. What can I do at home for her paw?

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Saturday night my dog got caught and fell off a chair. She cried really loud and seemed to be in a lot of pain. She has been limping but still uses her paw and leg. She doesn’t yell when I touch it and she acts fine. I’m not sure if it’s broken or sprang her paw. I don’t have a lot of money for a vet so any over the counter items would help a lot. She still uses it fine, walks on it, and applies pressure to it and jumps. She’s eating and drinking fine too. What should I do at home for recovery? Pet's info: Dog | American Pit Bull Terrier | Female | unspayed | 1 year old | 60 lbs

Ricardo Fernandez, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi! Thanks for entrusting us with Kali's care today! Lameness can be a sign of a few things that range from a muscle sprain to even a fracture. This is certainly possibly due to a lesion to his paw. Usually this is not treated at home as an examination and further diagnostics such as radiographs are needed to know what would be best to treat this. I recommend that you have her evaluated by your veterinarian so that this can be further assessed which will likely include radiographs. Treatment will be dependent on findings though at the very least pain control medications can be prescribed. The one thing you can do at home is to try to restrict her activity as much as possible as that alone can help with recovery of minor soft tissue pain. Good luck! Hoping for a speedy recovery!

My dog fell and is limping. What can I do at home for her paw?

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