My dog was limping, but Carprofen helped. What caused his leg pain?

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He was limping since last 2 days and today I went to vet and he gave medicine carprofen 100mg as he weigh 39kg so after talking medicine he now not limping and walking fine earlier he wasnt sabke to out weight on his leg so what this arthritis or whatever he has ot occurs what causes behind this and how to cure ? Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 2 years and 11 months old

Dr. B. DVM, DACVIM (Oncology) · Accepted Answer

There are many things that can cause a limp including an injury to soft tissues, joint related, developmental/congenital problems, neurologic problems, and bone issues, etc. There is no way to know without additional testing what caused your pets limp nor if it can be cured (because this would require knowing the cause). Response to an anti inflammatory suggests pain and inflammation present but this does not mean it was arthritis related especially if very acute and with your dog being so young. German shepherds are very well known to have some congenital/developmental issues, especially with their elbows. A full orthopedic and neurologic exam and xrays of the painful area would be the first steps. But, if his limp resolves with a course of medication this is good and suggests a temporary problem, unless it recurs off medication. I hope this helps and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!

My dog was limping, but Carprofen helped. What caused his leg pain?

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