A hallmark of this disease is called
shifting leg lameness, because different legs can be affected at different times.
Clinical signs may include fever, decreased appetite, enlarged lymph nodes, lethargy, joint swelling, and
shifting leg lameness.
Below are some of the common reasons for lameness: Medical / Infectious: - Tick borne disease can results in
shifting leg lameness - Auto - immune inflammatory disease such -LSB-...]
Out of nowhere she started to get
the shifting leg lameness..
Not exact matches
In dogs with bilateral elbow dysplasia, the
lameness may seem intermittent or
shift from one front
leg to the other.
If your dog has dysplasia in both elbows, his
lameness may
shift from one
leg to the other.
Further, the typical
lameness - recovery cycle of one or two weeks will
shift from one
leg to another, although there may actually be as many as seven bones involved at any one time.
The
lameness may also seem intermittent or
shift from one front
leg to the other.
The most common presenting symptom is a
lameness that can rotate, or
shift, between different
legs.
This painful
lameness often appears suddenly and may
shift from one
leg to another.
As with dogs, cats who develop Lyme disease may have recurrent
lameness, which may
shift from
leg to
leg, due to sore and swollen joints.
The most common (and sometimes only) sign of Lyme disease is sudden
lameness which can often appear in one
leg and
shift to another.
The symptoms of Lyme disease in dogs may not appear for 2 to 5 months after a tick bite usually in the form of
lameness that may
shift to other
legs, mild fever, anorexia, and lethargy.
In most cases one or the other front
leg is affected first and then the problem tends to move around, making it appear that the
lameness is
shifting from
leg to
leg.