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My boy Costanza about a year ago turned 4. He also started to limp on his back legs or keep his right rear leg off the ground after hard long play. I took him to the vet two times last summer about it. Vet took xrays both times, performed basic manipulations of legs looking for signs of a torn ligiment, hip displacia, etc. He found nothing. The vet explained it as like an athelete pulling a muscle. My Boxer is a bigger male around 87lbs and mostly muscle so he is on the bigger end. My biggest problem is its nearly a year later and he still will limp around in the evening or next day after playing hard. The vet and other dog people rule out a torn ligament or hip problem because he can still flat out run and cut all over the place most of the time and a dog with any kind of muscle, ligament damage should not be able to. Please share opinions with me in this matter. Is it just a matter of him forming arthritis at a younger age?

nano

Sounds like some sort of ligament tear. It is very hard to diagnose the ACL tear and other soft tissue injuries according to my surgeon here. Have you been to a specialist to have it checked. I have had 2 male boxers who had ACL/joint injuries in the past. Both did eventually have surgery done. Zhanna has had some problems with her dog Henry, as has Mel with Zulu. I think they are just monitoring theirs currently.

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bambee

It could also be soft tissue trauma. If that is the case your dog just needs some rest.
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Thank you for the responses so far.

Anty139

I know this post was from 2009, but I was hoping to see what you ended up figuring out. We are in a very similar situation and are not sure what to do or what the next steps are. She will be 6 in January and still runs around acting like a puppy. When she's done playing and lays down, it is then that she gets up and starts limping. It does go away after walking on it for a minute or two but we've noticed that its getting more frequent. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Gypsiemouse

I don't think the original poster has been on the forum in a long time, at least not since I joined (a little over 2 years ago)

It might be better if you started a new thread.

Have you had ex-rays done to check for arthritis?

Welcome to the forum, BTW

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suezb

You could also have her checked for a groin muscle injury. My boxer has an iliopsoas strain and she has to go to physical therapy to help it get straightened out.