Hi All

My little Molly (lab) has suddenly started limping slightly (kind of nods her head when walking), it looks like it's her front right leg to me.  I've checked her paws & there's nothing stuck, massaged her full leg & she doesn't wince, everything seems to be in the right place.  My guess is that she's pulled a muscle & just needs to rest it so when I take her to the park I keep her on the lead & don't let her run after the other dogs to play like she normally does.  I checked with the vet nurse & she said if it gets any worse to bring her in.  What I need to know really is how long roughly should it take to heal (she's coming up to 6 months old now) & how to prevent it happening in the future?  The problem I have is that we live near a park where at least 5 other labs go walking & when they all get together they wrestle etc & whilst Molly loves it if she is going to get hurt I'd rather stop her from doing it so much.  I don't wanna sound over protective but I'm really concerned about her esp with the problems I know labs can have with their limbs when they get older.

Thanks in advance

Gemma

I'd stop her from playing with them anyway until she's older and stopped growing, also i wouldn't take her for a walk and let her rest, she does sound really lame if she's nodding her head aswell, me personally if shedidn't stop being lame after a couple of days i'd pop her to the vets.

Susan