52. Examination of a dog for lameness

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The owners want to know the exact cause of lameness in their wire-haired Fox Terrier who has been limping on the right fore leg for the past 14 days. I palpated the right fore paw and flex, extend, abduct and adduct all the joints from the shoulder to the toe of the right fore limb. There was extreme pain in the 3rd digit of the right fore paw as evident by the "biting" reaction of the dog. X-ray was advised and taken, showing no fracture but a soft tissue swelling 4X normal.

Tentative diagnosis is paw abscess or inflammation due to a penetrating wound 14 days ago. Practise evidence-based medicine (X-tay in this case) to aid in the diagnosis of lameness in the dog.
The dog is given medication and should recover in 14-30 days.

The dog had impacted anal sacs and a large amount of dark brown anal sac oil was expressed. Signs of anal sacculitis were biting of the hind limbs and inside the thigh in this dog. The owner decided on clipping bald to get rid of all the infected hairs. Hence you will see a bald Fox Terrier on Day 2 in the video. The clipped Fox Terrier had anti-inflam and antibiotics injections 12 hours ago but is till hopping. He will be re-examined again in Part 2 of the series.

In Part 2, the pain in the right fore leg paw is much more evident as the gentle Fox Terrier, not muzzled this time, tried to bite the vet during manipulation of the 3rd digit. 
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