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UPSET HUSKY

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Question
I HAVE A HUSKY THAT I HAVE HAD FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS HE IS APPROXIMATLY 4-5YEARS OLD AS WE FOUND HIM AND NO ONE CLAIMED HIM THE VET ESTIMATED HIS AGE.  ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO HE STARTED TO LIMP WITH HIS RIGHT HIND LEG. I TOOK HIM TO THE VET THEY XRAYED HIM AND IT SHOWED NOTHING THOUGHT IT WAS TISSUE IRRITATION PUT HIM ON ANTI INFLAMMATORY IT GOT WORSE AND HE STARTED CHEWING HIS PAWS AND DEVELOPED SORES. TOOK HIM BACK TO THE VET AND THEY SAID HE HAD PAW INFECTIONS GAVE HIM ANTIBIOTICS.  THE SORES CLEARED AND HE IS NOT CHEWING ANYMORE BUT HE IS STILL PERSONALITY WISE NOT HIMSELF. HE'S MORE ALOOF AND NOT PLAYFUL WITH HIS TOYS AS MUCH OR OUR OTHER DOG.  WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF CHANGES WITH NEEDING TO LEAVE TOWN MORE FREQUENTLY AND HAD BOARDED HIM FOR THREE WEEKENDS IN A ROW. BUT HE HAS NOT BEEN IN THE KENNEL FOR THREE WEEKS NOW AND SOMEONE IS ALWAYS WITH HIM NOW.  DOES IT SEEM TO YOU THAT HE IS STILL "ILL" OR JUST UPSET WITH THE WEEKENDS HE SPENT IN THE KENNEL?  ANY SUGGESTIONS?  I LOVE MY DOG AND WISH HIS PLAYFULNESS WILL COME BACK. THANKS JENN

Answer
Have you taken him to a dog chiropractor? I have a dog who acted like that and it turned out he had a slipped disk. They will become less playful if this is the case a dog that doesn't feel well becomes less active.
Hope he feels better.
-Michelle B ^^