My dog has an inconsistent limp that shifts paws. What's wrong?

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I / every vet I've visited with my Black Lab/ Pitbull mix, can't figure out what's wrong. My dog (Alpha) went hiking with me and sprained his front right paw. He got better and was doing fine, then started limping on his back paws. The limp doesn't stay in one foot and is very inconsistent, It comes and goes. He's taken a round of Doxycycline and Deramaxx as he needs it, but nothing has FIXED the problems, only temporarily made them go away. I'm really just trying to get any new insight I can. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | unneutered | 10 months and 2 days old | 58 lbs

Ricardo Fernandez, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I would be looking into the possibility of this being something affecting the joints per se such as immune mediated polyarthritis or perhaps something like hypertrophic osteodystrophy given his young age. These are possible things your veterinarian can look into. Treatment of course would depend on findings. At the very least they can try pain control medications and anti-inflammatory drugs. Best of luck!

My dog has an inconsistent limp that shifts paws. What's wrong?

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