Why does my dog limp intermittently, stopping when I touch his knee?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua (Long Coat) | Male | unneutered | 5 lbs
My dog lipping sometimes but after i push where his knee is he stop
2 Answers
Most Helpful Answer
Published on February 24th, 2020
It is possible that Babe has a luxating patella. The patella can pop out of place and you may see limping. Then they walk normally after it pops back in the proper place. Here is an article that discusses luxating patella in dogs: https://www.petcoach.co/dog/condition/luxating-patella/
1Pet Parents found this answer helpful
Related Answers from Veterinarians
-
Published on June 3rd, 2017
Oh no, poor Rusty! First off, do not give him any more baby aspirin. It's not safe to give to dogs as it can cause GI ulcers and bleeding. There could be a couple of things wrong with him at the moment. He is quite an old dog, and he could be suffering from arthritis. The pain from it could be severe enough that he can't walk properly on his right hind leg. He's also a toy breed dog, and they commonly suffer from a condition called a luxating patella. This is when the kneecap (patella) moves out of it's correct anatomical place, and if it becomes stuck outside it, then he couldn't use his leg properly. Finally, he could have torn or severely strained a ligament during his walk. Given that he can't walk properly and keeps falling over, plus the fact it's been a problem that keeps occurring, it's best that he sees a vet today. The vet can diagnose what is causing his problem with his leg and discuss treatment options with you. The vet can also give him some safe pain medications. Good luck, I hope this helps!
1Pet Parents found this answer helpful
Panda sometimes hops when he runs so his right hind is non weight bearing he does it for 2 or 3 strides then continues normally does not look lame or stay lame and does not do it all the time ideas as to why he would do that ?
6 days ago my dog was caught in my cousin's legs while playing outside. He tried not to use his leg then after about 15 minutes he started to walk on it with a limp. After 2 hours hours he was completely back to normal. Since then the leg has given o
my cocker spainel of 4 years woke up a couple weeks ago with a limping hind leg. i put a band on it for a couple weeks and he still limps but he can walk on it for a while. and sometimes i can stretch the leg and it pops back and he can walk on it fo
My slightly overweight 3yr old chiweenie suddenly came up lame in one rear leg on Tuesday after we had been out. She will put weight on it and sometimes walks a few steps normally, but primarily holds it up. She will kick after urinating with the in
Noticed my 4yr old Yorker not putting her back paw pad down when she’s walking, she has been limping for around 2 days now but hours later she walks normal, then same again later she will limp and not put her pad down then walk normal again, what is
I'm looking after my friends Pomeranian poodle. Many times he has been walking around and limped but was fine 5 minutes later, however this time he's only walking on 3 legs. I haven't seen this before, is there anything I can do? I've tried touching
one day my dog started to limp then after a day she started to walk normal and now she started to limp again
Our yorkie jumped off the couch arm last week. She has been limping off & on since then. She isn't acting any differently, just won't always put weight on the back paw. We can touch her leg without any reaction, no pain. I've checked inside the paw b
There is nothing wrong with my chihuahua's leg from what i can see but there are a lot of time i see her walking or sometimes running with one leg up like its hurt. But when she is running full speed she runs on all 4s. Why does she do this?
hello, my male JRT (bailey) hops and skips sometimes whilst walking, ive heard this could be a dislocated knee but his knee looks normal, can you help me please?
Book an appointment with the pros – our expert vets are here to help.
