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Something up with my Cocker Spaniel
Hi, I have a cocker spaniel, 4 yrs old. She was outside from 10am until about 5pm today as we were working outside and she was running around a lot (compared to 3 20 minute walks she has usuallywith two longer 1 1/2 walks per week).
She was fine when we left to come home, but a little while after we got back, she seemed v tired, I thought it was just because she'd been more active than usual.
She had her dinner as usual with no loss of appetite at 7.30pm but noticed she was a bit off colour shortly afterwards. She seems to be limping but putting her feet down and we can't see anything wrong with her leg or anything in her feet. She doesn't seem to be in pain but is quite sleepy, and a bit miserable.
Could it be that she's pulled her leg muscles or tired herself out? When she walks they look stiff.
Her heart beat is about 88 bpm.
Forgot to say that she can hardly jump up onto the sofa, but not sure if this is because of the problem in her legs or because of this 'tiredness'.
We took her for a short walk outside at 9.30pm, she was slow to move to start with but started moving more freely and pulling on the lead like normal when she caught a scent. She did a pee and poo, all looked normal colour and consistancy. When we got back home she sat on the sofa and is looking sorry for herself.
She's drinking her normal amount of water too, although she's just walked into the kitchen and taken a big drink of water, her breathing is normal, not rushed/panting/very slow.
I did spot someone feeding her a piece of raw bacon this afternoon, she's been running around a large rural area that has grass, fields etc about.
Does anyone have any ideas about what could be up with her? I'm going to keep a watchful eye over her and take her to the vet if she doesn't seem right by the morning.