Why is my senior dog suddenly limping and holding his leg up?

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My 15 year old lab started having a slight limp yesterday morning, last night he didn't want to get up and had a more severe limp but could still walk on it, now this morning he won't even put any wait on it and is holding it up to his body.

Daniela Jessen, DVM · Accepted Answer

It sounds like the lameness get worse and now it got to a point of non weight bearing, so in this case I would recommend to take him to a vet. The vet will examine him, asses the lameness as well as probably give him pain relief and joint supplement. The vet may want to consider to run some diagnostics if indicated from the physical examination. Good Luck

Why is my senior dog suddenly limping and holding his leg up?

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