My dog skips when trotting and holds his paw up. What's happening?

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Panda has been xrayed with diminished margins around the caudal femoral head and he keeps skipping when he trots some times he will hold foot up for 3 steps he is on prednisone daily as metacam didn't work and sometimes he won't skip many times and then skip lots what is causing him to skip. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 2 years and 10 months old

Sarah Derksen, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi. Unfortunately without an exam and seeing the xrays that is hard to say. It could be from the femoral head issue you mentioned, or soemthing else. A common cause of "skipping" is patella (knee cap) location. I would recommend you ask for a referral to an orthopedic specialist

My dog skips when trotting and holds his paw up. What's happening?

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