My Yorkie is limping after a jump. Is massage safe without an X-ray?

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Hello, sorry to bother but it's very painful seeing my daughter's little dog suffering and not able to pay for an xray, he is a teacup yorkie and jumped from low bed but apparently wrong so it was crying, the leg is not hanging but took it to a vet that gave something for pain and said that needed £800 for xray that we don't have, the dog is not crying anymore but still limping after a week and when holding him in certain way it hurts him like in the shoulder, no swollen, can we continue massage. Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Male | unneutered | 6 lbs

Lauren Celestin, DVM · Accepted Answer

I’m so sorry to hear Cuchi has injures himself. The best thing you can do at this time is restrict activity for 4-6 weeks. The best would be cage rest, carrying outside only to do his business and back to the crate. No jumping, running around, etc. Because we don’t have x-rays I would not massage the area because we don’t know if there is a fracture trying to heal or not. However even If it is just a sprain, rest, rest, rest is the best thing you can do. Hope this helps and CuchI gets better soon.

My Yorkie is limping after a jump. Is massage safe without an X-ray?

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