Hi everyone, Lily seems to have injured her front right leg at the elbow. She is not limping, but starting yesterday, she let out awful shrieks of pain when she tried to lie down "wrong" or stretch her front legs. In general, although she was walking without a limp that I could see, she was moving much slower than usual and didn't want to play with our other dog. From the kinds of movements she was making that caused pain, I'm sure the pain is coming from her elbow. This morning, she seemed about the same, although she also seems to have figured out what caused pain yesterday and avoids doing those things.
She has never had any orthopedic problems, and her elbows were rated clear by GDC. My question is this -- my first reaction is to run to the vet -- but should I give it a couple days to see if it's just something that will resolve itself naturally, or should I take her in right away? (BTW, everything else is normal -- appetite, and so on...) Thanks, Julia Lily & Max Astoria, OR
